All baptismal synonyms
bap·tism
B b noun baptismal
- debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
- immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
- ritual — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- purgation — the act of purging.
- dedication — A dedication is a message which is written at the beginning of a book, or a short announcement which is sometimes made before a play or piece of music is performed, as a sign of affection or respect for someone.
- sprinkling — the act or an instance of sprinkling.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- sanctification — to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate.
- rite of passage — Anthropology. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person's change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan.
- lustration — to purify by a propitiatory offering or other ceremonial method.
- dunking — any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
adjective baptismal
- naming — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
- sacramental — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- initiatory — introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
- initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.