fontal

American  

[fon-tl] / ˈfɒn tl /

adjective

1. pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.

2. pertaining to or being the source of something.

   fontal concepts.

3. of or relating to a font, as of baptism.

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Etymology

Origin of fontal

From the Medieval Latin word fontālis, dating back to 1650–60. See font ¹, -al ¹

Example Sentences

O fontal wealth of hasting life, By stressful toil made sweet, Stay now thy journey—here oft come Wild sylvan things, Here tender lovers meet.

From Song-waves by Rand, Theodore H. (Theodore Harding)

But love me then and only, when you know Me for the channel of the rivers of God From deep ideal fontal heavens that flow.

From Poems Household Edition by Emerson, Ralph Waldo

It is in the most proper, that is, the fontal, sense of the term, generation.

From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

And thus we come back to the fontal source of all the mischief of our own Day.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

The fontal truths of natural Religion, and the book of Revelation, alike contributed to the flood; and it was long ere my Ark touched upon Ararat, and rested.

From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley