nomen spirituale

Japanese: nomen spirituale(英語表記)nomenspirituale
nomen spirituale

…The practice of naming children by godfathers has also been widely and long-standing among farmers and merchants. [Katsuo Gomi]
[Europe]
In the early Christian era, baptism and giving a spiritual name (nomen spirituale) were separate events, but around the 3rd century, giving a spiritual name became an important event in baptism. When the doctrine of original sin became widespread, infant baptism began to be performed immediately after birth, with a godmother present instead of the mother, and a godfather supporting the infant over the baptismal font instead of the father.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "nomen spirituale" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なお農家や商家でも名付親の慣行は広範にかつ長期にわたり実施されている。【五味 克夫】
[ヨーロッパ]
 初期キリスト教時代には洗礼と霊名nomen spiritualeをつけることは別のことであったが,3世紀ごろから霊名をつけることが洗礼の重要な行事となった。原罪が教義として普及すると幼児洗礼を出生後すみやかに行うようになり,母親のかわりに代母が立ち会い,父のかわりに代父が洗礼盤の上で幼児を支える役をするようになった。…

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