baptismal
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To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Along with classrooms, the addition includes a chapel, a baptismal area, meeting space for young adults and an entire floor dedicated to the church’s television broadcast efforts.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
His baptism there as a member occurred because at the time it was the only church facility in town with a baptismal font.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
Sometime later, we’ll see the siblings bathing the infant over a sink, one of them cupping handfuls of water with an almost baptismal solemnity and tenderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
He thought about Rocky then; his baptismal name had been Augustine, and “Rocky” had been as close as he had wanted to come to the Indian name old Grandma’s sister had given him.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
