baptising

The word “baptising” has 3 syllables: bap-tis-ing

It's pronounced as /bæpˈtaɪzɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for baptising?

In the thesaurus, “baptising” has 45 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for baptising

  • accepting
  • admitting
  • branding
  • calling
  • christening
  • cleping
  • code-naming
  • consecrating
  • denominating
  • denoting
  • designating
  • dubbing
  • enlisting
  • enrolling
  • enshrining
  • entitling
  • inaugurating
  • inducting
  • initiating
  • installing
  • instating
  • investing
  • labeling
  • labelling
  • miscalling
  • misnaming
  • mistitling
  • naming
  • nicknaming
  • nominating
  • receiving
  • rechristening
  • relabeling
  • relabelling
  • renaming
  • seating
  • specifying
  • stigmatizing
  • styling
  • surnaming
  • swearing in
  • tagging
  • taking in
  • terming
  • titling

Antonyms for baptising

  • canning
  • discharging
  • firing
  • mustering out
  • terminating

Meanings of baptising

  • verb
    1. To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
    2. To dedicate or christen.
    3. Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
    4. To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.

Example Sentences

  • The priest was baptising the newborn in a simple, beautiful ceremony.
  • They were baptising new members of the community at the river this morning.
  • She was honored to be the one baptising her own child.
  • The church had a special service for baptising adults who had recently converted.
  • He was baptising several children when the ceremony began.

On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to baptising, such as: accepting, admitting, branding, calling, canning, christening, cleping.

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  • ID
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  • acknowledgment
  • adjudging
  • adjudicating
  • adopting
  • advertising
  • allotment
  • allusion
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  • arbitrating
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  • baptising
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  • cataloging
  • certification
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  • cherry-picking
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  • christening
  • citation
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  • clarifying
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  • cleping
  • code-naming
  • cogitating
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  • judging
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  • letter of introduction
  • letter of recommendation
  • making
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  • marking
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  • miscalling
  • misnaming
  • mistitling
  • nicknaming
  • nominating
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  • note
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  • papers
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  • picking
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  • pondering
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  • proclaiming
  • promotion
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  • proposal
  • publicizing
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  • questioning
  • quoting
  • rechristening
  • reciting
  • recognition
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  • recommendation
  • refereeing
  • reference
  • referring to
  • relabeling
  • relabelling
  • remark
  • renaming
  • resolving
  • ruling
  • ruminating
  • selecting
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  • setting
  • settling
  • showing
  • signaling
  • signalling
  • signifying
  • sounding
  • specifying
  • spelling out
  • stating
  • stigmatizing
  • studying
  • styling
  • suggesting
  • suggestion
  • surnaming
  • tabbing
  • tag
  • tagging
  • taking
  • taking note of
  • tapping
  • terming
  • testimony
  • throning
  • titling
  • tribute
  • umpiring
  • utterance
  • weighing
  • worming

calling

hallowing

sanctifying


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