different between baptismal vs gossipred

English

Etymology

baptism +? -al

Adjective

baptismal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to baptism.
2. Of a name, conferred at baptism.

Translations

Noun

baptismal (plural baptismals)

1. A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
   • 1872, Augustus De Morgan, A Budget of Paradoxes, p. 120:

     ...Mr. Andrew Theophilus Smith, or some such unlikely pair of baptismals...

2. A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.

   The baptismal is in the front of the sanctuary.

Catalan

Adjective

baptismal (masculine and feminine plural baptismals)

1. baptismal

French

Adjective

baptismal (feminine singular baptismale, masculine plural baptismaux, feminine plural baptismales)

1. baptismal

Derived terms

• fonts baptismaux

Further reading

• “baptismal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle English gossiprede, gossybrede, godsibrede, from Old English g?dsibbr?den (“sponsorial obligations”), equivalent to gossip +? -red.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???s?p??d/

Noun

gossipred (uncountable)

1. Relationship by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity or parentage; sponsorship.
2. Idle talk; gossip.

Related terms

• sibred