baptismal

baptism +‎ -al

baptismal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to baptism.
2. Of a name, conferred at baptism.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107:

     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.

baptismal (plural baptismals)

1. A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
   • 1872, Augustus De Morgan, A Budget of Paradoxes, page 120:

     ...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.

baptismal m or f (masculine and feminine plural baptismals)

1. baptismal

baptismal (feminine baptismale, masculine plural baptismaux, feminine plural baptismales)

1. baptismal

• fonts baptismaux

• “baptismal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: bap‧tis‧mal

baptismal m or f (plural baptismais)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of batismal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.