baptism

The word “baptism” has 2 syllables: bap-tism

It's pronounced as /ˈbæptɪzəm/


What is synonym and antonym for baptism?

In the thesaurus, “baptism” has 30 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for baptism along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for baptism

  • ablution
  • baptismal
  • christening
  • debut
  • dedication
  • dunking
  • enlistment
  • enrollment
  • enrolment
  • immersion
  • inaugural
  • inauguration
  • induction
  • initiation
  • installation
  • installment
  • instalment
  • introduction
  • investiture
  • investment
  • launching
  • lustration
  • promotion
  • purgation
  • purge
  • purification
  • rite of passage
  • ritual
  • sanctification
  • sprinkling

Antonyms for baptism

  • discharge
  • removal

Meanings of baptism

  • noun
    1. A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
    2. A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.

Example Sentences

  • The church held a beautiful baptism ceremony for the newborn.
  • He was excited to attend his friend's baptism at the local chapel.
  • Baptism is an important religious ritual in many Christian traditions.
  • The baptism of the twins was celebrated with a family gathering.
  • She remembered her own baptism as a significant moment in her life.

On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baptism, such as: ablution, baptismal, christening, debut, dedication, discharge, dunking.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gantlet

  • acid test
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • annoyance
  • asperity
  • baptism
  • baptism of fire
  • challenge
  • complication
  • cross
  • crucible
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • fire
  • grief
  • grievance
  • hardship
  • inconvenience
  • initiation
  • litmus test
  • misadventure
  • mischance
  • misfortune
  • mishap
  • nuisance
  • ordeal
  • privation
  • rigor
  • tragedy
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • vicissitude
  • woe

sanctification

  • ablution
  • absolution
  • acceptance
  • account
  • acknowledgment
  • acquiescence
  • acquittal
  • admission
  • adoration
  • advocacy
  • agreement
  • allowance
  • amen
  • answer
  • apologia
  • apology
  • approbation
  • approval
  • argument
  • assent
  • atonement
  • authorization
  • avowal
  • baptism
  • baptismal
  • basis
  • bathing
  • beatitude
  • benedictus
  • benison
  • blessing
  • canonization
  • carte blanche
  • catharsis
  • christening
  • church
  • cleansing
  • clearance
  • clearing
  • communion
  • concession
  • concurrence
  • condonance
  • condonation
  • confirmation
  • consecration
  • consent
  • cop-out
  • creed
  • cult
  • debut
  • dedication
  • defense
  • denomination
  • depuration
  • devotion
  • disinfection
  • dispensation
  • distillation
  • doctrine
  • dunking
  • empowerment
  • endorsement
  • exculpation
  • exoneration
  • expiation
  • explanation
  • expurgation
  • extenuation
  • favor
  • forgiveness
  • freedom
  • glorification
  • grace
  • gratitude
  • grounds
  • hallowing
  • higher power
  • idea
  • immersion
  • imprimatur
  • indulgence
  • introduction
  • invocation
  • launching
  • lavation
  • laving
  • laying on of hands
  • leave
  • letting
  • liberty
  • license
  • lustration
  • mitigation
  • morality
  • myth
  • mythology
  • observance
  • okay
  • orison
  • orthodoxy
  • palliation
  • palliative
  • permit
  • pietism
  • piety
  • plea
  • praise
  • prayer
  • preference
  • pretext
  • privilege
  • promise
  • purgation
  • purge
  • purification
  • purifying
  • rarefaction
  • rationale
  • rationalization
  • rebirth
  • rebuttal
  • recognition
  • redemption
  • refinement
  • regeneration
  • religiosity
  • remission
  • reply
  • response
  • restoration
  • reverence
  • rite of passage
  • rites
  • ritual
  • rubber stamp
  • sacrifice
  • salvation
  • sanction
  • sect
  • song and dance
  • spiritual-mindedness
  • spirituality
  • sprinkling
  • stamp of approval
  • standards
  • story
  • sufferance
  • superstition
  • support
  • thanks
  • thanksgiving
  • theology
  • tolerance
  • toleration
  • validation
  • veneration
  • verification
  • vindication
  • warrant
  • washing
  • whatfor
  • wherefore
  • whitewashing
  • whole idea
  • why and wherefore
  • worship

baptism by fire

  • acid test
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • annoyance
  • asperity
  • baptism
  • challenge
  • complication
  • cross
  • crucible
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • fire
  • gantlet
  • gauntlet
  • grief
  • grievance
  • hardship
  • inconvenience
  • initiation
  • litmus test
  • misadventure
  • mischance
  • misfortune
  • mishap
  • nuisance
  • ordeal
  • privation
  • rigor
  • tragedy
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • vicissitude
  • woe

baptism of fire

  • acid test
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • annoyance
  • asperity
  • baptism
  • challenge
  • complication
  • cross
  • crucible
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • fire
  • gantlet
  • gauntlet
  • grief
  • grievance
  • hardship
  • hazing
  • inconvenience
  • initiation
  • litmus test
  • martyrdom
  • misadventure
  • mischance
  • misfortune
  • mishap
  • nuisance
  • ordeal
  • privation
  • rigor
  • rite of passage
  • rude introduction
  • test of courage
  • tragedy
  • trial
  • trial by fire
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • vicissitude
  • woe

gauntlet

  • acid test
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • annoyance
  • armor
  • asperity
  • baptism
  • baptism of fire
  • challenge
  • complication
  • cross
  • crucible
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • fire
  • glove
  • grief
  • grievance
  • hardship
  • inconvenience
  • initiation
  • litmus test
  • misadventure
  • mischance
  • misfortune
  • mishap
  • nuisance
  • onslaught
  • ordeal
  • privation
  • rigor
  • test
  • tragedy
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • vicissitude
  • woe

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