Answer: baptism

AnswerCrossword Clue
BAPTISMInitiation rite
baptismA religious experience likened to this
baptism(in the Christian Church) The religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or of immersion in water, symbolizing purification or regeneration and admission to the Christian Church. In many denominations, baptism is performed on young children and is accompanied by name-giving
baptismA ceremony or occasion at which this takes place
baptisma Christian ceremony
baptismA person's initiation into a particular activity or role, typically one perceived as difficult
BAPTISMImmersive experience
BAPTISMEvent for Jesus described in Matthew 3:13-17
BAPTISMCleansing sacrament
BAPTISMChurch sacrament
BAPTISMJohn's Jordan River rite
BAPTISMEcclesiastical ceremony
BAPTISMChristian rite
BAPTISMEarly rite
BAPTISMSacrament
BAPTISMReligious rite
BAPTISMImmersion, for example
BAPTISMRite in the water
BAPTISMRite using water
BAPTISMCeremonial rite
BAPTISMDedicatory rite
BAPTISMCeremonial immersion
BAPTISMThrowing the baby in with the bath water?