baptism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism
Types & categories
- sacrament hypernym
- affusion hyponym
- sprinkling hyponym
- christening hyponym
- immersion hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | Baptist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baptize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baptismal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sacrament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | affusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprinkling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | christening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | immersion |