sanctification

ablution christening debut dedication immersion introduction launching purgation purge purification ritual sprinkling

baptismal dunking lustration rite of passage

invocation

amen approbation approval beatitude benison blessing consecration favor grace gratitude okay orison praise thanks thanksgiving

benedictus laying on of hands

condemnation criticism disapproval disfavor refusal

anathema execration

apology approval argument basis confirmation explanation pretext rationale rationalization vindication

absolution account acquittal advocacy answer apologia cop-out defense exculpation exoneration extenuation grounds idea mitigation palliation palliative plea rebuttal reply response story support validation warrant wherefore

raison d'être song and dance whatfor whitewashing whole idea why and wherefore

charge indictment opposition

question request sentence

ablution absolution atonement baptism bathing catharsis depuration disinfection distillation expiation expurgation forgiveness grace lavation laving purgation purge purifying rarefaction rebirth redemption refinement regeneration salvation washing

okay

acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal canonization concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation empowerment endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto

acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant

acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation empowerment freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification

carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval

denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation

imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

distillation

ablution absolution atonement baptism bathing catharsis disinfection expiation expurgation forgiveness grace lavation purgation purge rarefaction rebirth redemption refinement regeneration salvation washing

depuration laving lustration purifying

dirtying

adulteration corruption pollution

church creed cult denomination doctrine morality myth mythology prayer ritual sect spirituality superstition theology

communion devotion observance orthodoxy pietism piety preference religiosity rites sacrifice standards veneration

higher power spiritual-mindedness

fact reality truth

carelessness neglect

agnosticism atheism disbelief