BAPTIZING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word baptizing. (close relations)
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| blessing | nounn | |||||
noun • the formal act of approving • a desirable state • a short prayer of thanks before a meal • a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection • the act of praying for divine protection | ||||||
| christening | nounn | |||||
noun • giving a Christian name at baptism | ||||||
| dedication | nounn | |||||
noun • complete and wholehearted fidelity • a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose • a message that makes a pledge • a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | ||||||
| immersion | nounn | |||||
noun • sinking until covered completely with water • (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse • complete attention; intense mental effort • a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged • the act of wetting something by submerging it | ||||||
| naming | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the verbal act of naming • the act of putting a person into a non-elective position adjective satellite • inclined to or serving for the giving of names | ||||||
| purification | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities • the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.) • a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites • the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing | ||||||
| ritual | nounn | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals • of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals noun • any customary observance or practice • the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies • stereotyped behavior | ||||||
| sacralization | nounn | |||||
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| christen | verbv | |||||
verb • administer baptism to | ||||||
| baptise | verbv | |||||
verb • administer baptism to | ||||||
