BAPTISMS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

baptisms

noun

plural of baptism

as in inaugurations

the process or an instance of being formally placed in an office or organization the baptism of the new members of the college fraternity

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Recent Examples of baptisms John the Baptist led his ministry and baptisms, including Jesus’, in the Valley. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 While the pool is there for baptisms, Ingram said the group isn’t opposed to people using it for relief from the hot temperatures. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Murphy has presided over thousands of baptisms, communions, weddings and funerals. — Joe Holden, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Church leaders and some experts see the success of youth movements and the surge in adult baptisms as signs that some young people are showing new interest in the church, while also challenging it to embrace a more inclusive message. — ABC News, 1 June 2026 The Osmonds’ success earned them a rarified status in the Church of Latter-day Saints, with church elders crediting them with tens of thousands of baptisms during the Seventies. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026 Planting seasons, river baptisms, torture, prayers, African dialects, poverty, massacres, lynchings. — Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Attendees gathered on the sand Sunday for an interdenominational Easter sunrise service featuring traditional baptisms in the Atlantic Ocean. — Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, Catholic churches in the United States are seeing a rise in converts, according to a New York Times report, and in France adult baptisms have shot up. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

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Noun

National Guard units from other states are frequently sent to Washington for major events such as presidential inaugurations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
The main festivities have been deemed a National Special Security Event, a designation used for massive events like Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.

— Maria Sullivan, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of inaugurations

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Plus, quiet periods are ending for banks that worked on last month’s blockbuster IPO, so we’re met with a flood of analyst initiations.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 July 2026
But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.

— James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025