Meanings
- not comparableOf 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.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107
plural baptismals
- A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
...Mr. Andrew Theophilus Smith, or some such unlikely pair of baptismals...
1872, Augustus De Morgan, A Budget of Paradoxes, page 120 - A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
The baptismal is in the front of the sanctuary.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishbaptism
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishbaptismal
Translations
Catalan baptismal
- baptismalrelating to baptism
Esperanto bapta
- baptarelating to baptism
French baptismal
- baptismalrelating to baptism
Italian battesimale
- battesimalerelating to baptism
Norwegian Bokmål baptistisk
- baptistiskrelating to baptism
Polish chrzcielny
- chrzcielnyrelating to baptism
Portuguese batismal
- batismalrelating to baptism
Spanish bautismal, baptismal
- bautismalrelating to baptism
- baptismalrelating to baptism
Cite this entry
baptismal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptismal
“baptismal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptismal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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