unbaptizes
Reverses religious initiation
Unbaptizes is the third-person singular of unbaptize, meaning to revoke or symbolically undo a baptism.
The concept is largely theological or satirical, since most Christian traditions hold baptism to be permanent and irreversible.
The word appears in discussions of apostasy, excommunication, or ceremonial rejection of faith: She unbaptizes herself by renouncing her childhood religion.
Formal barring from sacraments
- deconversionAbandoning religious belief
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
- recantationFormal withdrawal of statement
revocation · annulment · nullification · invalidation · undoing · rescinding · retraction · cancellation
Renunciation of former beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- infidelNonbeliever in another's creed
- faithlessUntrustworthy, lacking loyalty
godless · heathen · nonbelief · sacrilege · defection · backsliding · disaffiliation · lapsed
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
purification · ablution · anointment · consecration · desecration · profanation · defrocking
excommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
- deconversionAbandoning religious belief
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- abjurationSworn repudiation of allegiance
recantation · revocation · annulment · nullification · invalidation · undoing · rescinding · retraction · cancellation · dissolution
apostasy
Renunciation of former beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- infidelNonbeliever in another's creed
faithless · godless · heathen · nonbelief · sacrilege · defection · backsliding · disaffiliation · lapsed · unchurched
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
cleansing · purification · ablution · anointment · consecration · desecration · profanation · defrocking
debate
Formal argument on issues
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- dissentDisagreement with authority
backlash · uproar · polemic · objection · protest · criticism · contention · scandal · outrage · condemnation