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baptismal

bap·tism
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bap-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈbæp tɪz əm/
    • /bæpˈtɪzməl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bap-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈbæp tɪz əm/

Definitions of baptismal word

  • adjective baptismal Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism. 3
  • noun baptismal Ecclesiastical. a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church. 1
  • noun baptismal any similar ceremony or action of initiation, dedication, etc. 1
  • noun baptismal a trying or purifying experience or initiation. 1
  • noun baptismal Christian Science. purification of thought and character. 1
  • noun baptismal Relating to baptism. 1

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Origin of baptismal

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Late Latin baptisma < Greek bapt(ízein) to baptize + -isma -ism; replacing Middle English bapteme < Old French < Late Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Baptismal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baptismal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

baptismal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for baptismal

noun baptismal

  • debut — The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.
  • immersion — an act or instance of immersing.
  • ritual — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
  • ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
  • purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.

adjective baptismal

  • naming — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
  • ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
  • sacramental — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
  • initiatory — introductory; initial: an initiatory step toward a treaty.
  • initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.

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