baptism
noun
a ceremonial immersion in water, or application of water, as an initiatory rite or sacrament of the Christian church.
baptismally
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a word derived from
baptism.
Example Sentences
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My brother gave that name to me When we were children twain, When names acquired baptismally Were hard to utter, as to see That life had any pain.
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
But Babe, baptismally known as Phebe, was engaged in tickling Allyn's toes, with the praiseworthy intention of making him kick the harder.
From Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen by Vesper L. George
Don Ignacio, Kearney, Rock, Rivas, José, and he who had been major-domo in the old monastery, baptismally named Gregorio.
From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid
