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baptismal

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to baptism.
  2. not comparable Of a name, conferred at baptism. The neophyte was given a new name in place of the baptismal one, usually of an evil and revolting character, and this was written in blood in the Devil's book, the covers of which were bound in the skin of unbaptised infants.

noun baptismals

  1. A baptismal name: a name given at baptism. ...Mr. Andrew Theophilus Smith, or some such unlikely pair of baptismals...
  2. A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism. The baptismal is in the front of the sanctuary.

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adj relating to baptism

Españolbautismal, baptismal
Portuguêsbatismal
Françaisbaptismal
Italianobattesimale

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@misc{baptismal_2026,
  title = {baptismal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baptismal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}