baptismal gown
Infant blessing garment
A baptismal gown is a white garment worn by an infant during a Christian baptism ceremony.
Traditionally long, flowing, and ornate, these gowns are often family heirlooms passed down through generations: The baby wore the same baptismal gown her grandmother had worn sixty years earlier.
White symbolizes purity and the washing away of sin.
- christeningCeremony naming a child
- christening robeInfant's ceremonial baptism garment
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- white dressPale-hued women's garment
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
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- Ceremonial Attirewedding dress, tuxedo, dress uniform, choir robes, vestments
- baptismchristening, immersion, pouring, sprinkling, submersion
- ritual attirechoir robe, alb, nun habit, clerical robes, habit
- embroidered itemssamplers, sampler, tablecloths, tablecloth, napkins
- ritual textilesaltar cloth, prayer shawl, tallit, prayer rug, vestment
- Catholic Itemsrosary beads, crucifix, rosary, holy water font, holy card
ceremonial vs. everyday function
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Snap-closure infant garment
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