Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
fontal [fon-tl] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- pertaining to or being the source of something: fontal concepts.
- of or relating to a font, as of baptism.
Origin of fontal From the Medieval Latin word fontālis, dating back to 1650–60. See font1, -al1 Examples from the Web for fontal Historical Examples of fontal
Likewise sweetness and beauty point on to their fontal source.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor
Or at the fontal spring of justice break Your cups and thirst.
The Mortal Gods and Other Plays
Olive Tilford Dargan
And thus we come back to the fontal source of all the mischief of our own Day.
Inspiration and Interpretation
John Burgon
Love stands at the head, and is the fontal source of all separate individualised duties.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V)
Alexander Maclaren
He speaks as the fontal source, not as the recipient channel of healing.
The World’s Great Sermons, Volume 7: Hale to Farrar
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