baptismal name
baptismal name noun: a name given at baptism (christening).
Noun
baptismal name (plural baptismal names)
- A name given at baptism (christening).
- Will not Posterity say, that our Modern Reformation has been wonderfully exact, in having […] proceeded so far, as to quarrel with the Ancient Baptismal Names of Charles, Lewis, and Francis, to fill the World with Methusalems, Ezekiels, and Malachies, of a more Scriptural sound?1685, Charles Cotton (translator), Essays of Michael, Seigneur de Montaigne, London: T. Basset et al., Volume 1, “Of Names,” pp. 538-539
- A custom had generally obtained, of giving a new name, upon adopting a new member into a family. […] In imitation of this common practice, the old christians gave baptismal names to their children, which were intended to point out their heavenly adoption, as their surnames distinguished their...1779, William Gilpin, Lectures on the Catechism of the Church of England, London: R. Blamire, Volume 1, Lecture 1, p. 9
- Synonyms:
- baptismal, Christian name, saint's name
baptismal name meaning in Vietnamese
baptismal name in Vietnamese
- name given at christening
- tên thánh, tên rửa tội
Examples of baptismal name in a sentence
- “John Walter Ardworth, commonly called Walter; he, like me, preferred to be known only by his second baptismal name. […]”1846, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, chapter 6, in Lucretia, volume 2, London: Saunders and Otley, page 234:
- they had been lovers—if you could give that name to a relationship in which she had never used his baptismal name1940, Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory, London: Heinemann, Part 2, Chapter 1, p. 85:
Synonyms of baptismal name
- baptismal
- Christian name
- saint's name
Forms of baptismal name
| plural | baptismal names |
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Questions about baptismal name
- What does baptismal name mean?
- Baptismal name means a name given at baptism (christening).
- What is baptismal name in Vietnamese?
- Baptismal name in Vietnamese is tên thánh, tên rửa tội. See Baptismal name meaning in Vietnamese.
- How do you use baptismal name in a sentence?
- “John Walter Ardworth, commonly called Walter; he, like me, preferred to be known only by his second baptismal name. […]”
- What part of speech is baptismal name?
- Baptismal name is a noun.
- What is the plural of baptismal name?
- The plural of baptismal name is baptismal names.
Words near baptismal name in the dictionary
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