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Godmother vs Baptism - What's the difference?

godmother | baptism |

Godmother is a see also of baptism.


As nouns the difference between godmother and baptism

is that godmother is a woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child while baptism is the bible baptist christian personal ordinance in which one is submerged in water.

As a verb godmother

is to act as godmother to.

godmother

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
  • Synonyms

    * co-mother * cummer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as godmother to.
  • * 1909 , H. G. Wells, Tono-Bungay
  • The servants took to her – as they say – she godmothered three Susans during her rule, the coachman's, the gardener's and the Up Hill gamekeeper's.

    baptism

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Bible Baptist Christian personal ordinance in which one is submerged in water.
  • The Christian sacrament in which one is anointed with or submerged in water and sometimes given a name.
  • A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
  • Derived terms

    * baptismal * baptism for the dead, baptism by proxy * baptism of fire, baptism by fire * infantile baptism * vicarious baptism

    See also

    * dunking * godchild * goddaughter * godfather * godmother * godparent * godson * pedobaptism * sprinkling