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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

洗礼的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xǐlǐ de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Baptismal/ˈbæp.tɪz.məl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"婴儿穿着一件传统的洗礼长袍。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or used in a Christian baptism ceremony.

    "The baby wore a traditional lace baptismal gown during the ceremony."
  2. 2

    Serving as an initiation or purification rite.

    "The intense first game served as a baptismal experience for the rookie player."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'baptismalis', stemming from the Greek 'baptisma' (washing, immersion), which relates to the verb 'baptizein'. Entering Middle English via Old French in the late medieval period, it originally functioned strictly within Christian ecclesiastical contexts before expanding metaphorically.

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