(an instance of) the Christian ceremony of touching a person with, or putting a person in, water, to show that he or she is accepted as a member of the church

church rite; initiation

religious blessing

closing prayer

proof, reasons, (for behaviour, an action)

reason, excuse

the act of allowing something

authorization, consent

the belief in the existence of a supernatural ruling power, the creator and controller of the universe

belief in divinity; system of beliefs