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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbaptismal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bap-tiz-mal
"Les fonts baptismaux se trouvent à l'entrée de l'église."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or used in a Christian baptism ceremony.
"The baby wore a traditional lace baptismal gown during the ceremony." - 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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baptismal" is said worldwide
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baptismal
Transliteration: bap-tiz-mal
"Les fonts baptismaux se trouvent à l'entrée de l'église."
tauf
Transliteration: toif
Script: Tauf-
"Das Kind trug ein traditionelles Taufkleid."
battesimale
Transliteration: bat-te-zi-ma-le
"La vasca battesimale risale al XII secolo."
bautismal
Transliteration: bau-tis-mal
"La pila bautismal está hecha de mármol blanco."
batismal
Transliteration: ba-tiz-mal
"O certificado batismal foi guardado com cuidado."
बपतिस्मा संबंधी
Transliteration: baptisma sambandhi
"यह बपतिस्मा संबंधी वस्त्र बहुत पुराना है।"
洗礼的
Transliteration: xǐlǐ de
"婴儿穿着一件传统的洗礼长袍。"
세례의
Transliteration: serye-ui
"아기는 세례식 동안 전통 세례 가운을 입었습니다."
洗礼の
Transliteration: senrei no
"赤ちゃんは洗礼式で伝統的なガウンを着ました。"
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