baptismal
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- adjective
- /ˈbæptɪzməl/
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bautismal
- The church holds a ceremony for all the baptismal candidates this Sunday.
- baptismal font
- baptismal records
- baptismal event
Examples
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Of the twenty-seven appearing on the marriage and baptismal registers, five were slaves and seven were listed as free.
Academic text (1993) -
Ladies and gentlemen, if you would please join me at the baptismal font.
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I had to be helped into the baptismal pool, though.
Fiction book (1994) -
The lake reminds me of the baptismal pool at Reverend Gaspar's church.
Fiction book (2000) -
There's a beautiful baptismal font in the church.
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Now that you've come of age, I ask that you renew your baptismal vows.
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Twenty years apart, we were baptized right there," she said, pointing to the marble baptismal font.
Fiction book (1999) -
Renaissance Florentines chose friends and neighbors with whom to exchange baptismal kinship ties.
Academic text (1995) -
I don't know how many godparents and babies gathered respectfully around the baptismal fonts.
Academic text (2002) -
The priest explained the significance of the baptismal ritual before the ceremony started.
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Etymology
The word baptismal comes from baptize, from a Greek root meaning 'to dip' or 'to wash', so it describes things used in a baptism. That's why a baptismal font holds water, a baptismal gown is worn during the ceremony, and a baptismal certificate marks the event.