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Examples of godparent
godparent
I am however a godparent to four and the majority of my friends have at least one.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
There could be a multitude of reasons why you weren't asked to be a godparent.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'm a better uncle, I'm a better brother, I'm a better son, I'm a better godparent.
From the guardian.co.uk
For those of the Jewish faith, there is no godparent role, per se, either.
From the jsonline.com
Furthermore, DC has another godparent of one of his children working in no.
From the guardian.co.uk
Your child's godparent should be someone you know well, be it a relative or close friend.
From the jsonline.com
So as a male godparent to a girl you would be akin to a second father.
From the guardian.co.uk
A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Today, the word godparent might not have explicitly religious overtones.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism
- A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. Judaism has this equivalent in the circumcision ceremony. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother. The child is a godchild (godson, goddaughter).
- The person who stood for a child during a naming ceremony or baptism; A godfather or godmother; One who cares for a child if untimely demise is met by the parents
- (God-parents) (Godfather, Gr. Nounos; Godmother, Gr. Nouna).Sponsors at Baptism and Chrismation taking the responsibility for the faith and spiritual development of the newly-born Christian. ...
- (Godparents) Godfathers and godmothers, persons who sponsor an infant or young child at his or her baptism. ...
- A person chosen by a catechumen to be a lifelong companion and mentor in the Christian faith; someone who makes a life-long commitment to be a spiritual mentor to a catechumen who decides to be baptized; can be the same person as the sponsor
- The sponsor of one who is baptized, who assumes a responsibility to assist the newly baptized child or adult on the road of Christian life.
- A person who presents a child at baptism and promises to be responsible for their religious education
