What is another word for baptizes?

Pronunciation: [bˈapta͡ɪzɪz] (IPA)

Baptizes is a verb that means to administer the sacrament of baptism. There are several synonyms that can be used in place of baptizes. Such synonyms include christens, sanctifies, purifies, anoints, or even immerses. Christen means to give a person a Christian name at baptism. Sanctify means to make holy or sacred. Purify means to cleanse or to make free from impurities. Anoint has to do with the ritual application of oil to someone as a sign of consecration or divine appointment. Finally, immerse means to dip or submerge someone in water as part of the rite of baptism. These synonyms can simply help add variety and create more specific meanings when used in writing.

What are the hypernyms for Baptizes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Baptizes

King Olaf answered: "I command This land to be a Christian land; Here is my Bishop who the folk baptizes!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In the first place, it is threatened by that envy which is at the bottom of nearly all revolutions; and then by progress, which baptizes the revolutions."
"Renée Mauperin"
Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
That is true of "natural" love, of the love that we commence of our own human nature to love Him with; but it is not true of the love which we receive of the Holy Ghost when He baptizes us.
"The Prodigal Returns"
Lilian Staveley

Famous quotes with Baptizes

  • Th' newspaper does ivrything f'r us. It runs th' polis foorce an' th' banks, commands th' milishy, controls th'ligislachure, baptizes th' young, marries th' foolish, comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable, buries th' dead an' roasts thim aftherward.
    Finley Peter Dunne

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