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fontal

fontal

9.9
Relating to a church bowl for baptisms
  • adjective
  • /ˈfɒn.təl/
translation icon : fontal
  • The church featured an elaborate fontal design, enhancing the beauty of the baptismal ceremony.

Examples

  • It could not be otherwise because the word beginning, bound to the context and meaning found in Genesis—"In the beginning God created"—speaks not only of the fontal origin of being, but also of its temporal beginning.

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  • In a word, following the lead of both of these senses, it can safely be said that Christ was both the temporal beginning and the fontal origin of creation: "the beginning of the creation of God" (Apoc 3:14).

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  • In this case, the Incarnate Word was the "principio," viz. the creative principle/beginning in which everything was made—not just in the temporal sense, but as the fontal origin, the cause of all things.

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  • During the service, the priest spoke about the fontal symbolism associated with water and rebirth.

  • The architect incorporated a stunning fontal element into the church's entrance, drawing visitors' attention.

Surface Forms

fontal positive

Morphology

fontal = font (transparent) = font + al

This is a straightforward adjective formed from 'font' with '-al', meaning 'relating to a font'.

Etymology

Fontal comes from the old root font- meaning 'spring' or 'fountain', just like the English word fountain and the word font for a baptismal basin, so a fontal basin is like a small fountain used for baptism.