baptismal character

Theol.: A term applied in the Roman and Anglican churches to a certain spiritual mark which differentiates the souls of baptized Christians from those who have not received the sacrament of baptism. This nece arily carries with it the belief that the acts whether good or evil-of an unbaptized person can never be the same as those of one who has been baptized, and that the sacrament of baptism cannot be repeated without sacrilege. Also called baptismal mark or baptismal seal .