Godchild: alternatives and connections

A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of an action, or the one to…

One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.

A college or seminary where one is educated.

In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with indepe…

(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which…

One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be adm…

A surety or sponsor.

The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the Christian religion, or the adoption of it.

One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents, and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an opposing system.

To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become Christian.

The relation of a godfather to a person.

A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dis…

Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in modern use, one on whom a…

A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of A…

A body of a men to whom any specific right or privilege is granted; formerly, the graduates in any of the four departments of a univer…

That which is believed on any subject, whether in science, politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of religious belief of…

A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.