baptized

UK/ˈbæptaɪzd/US/ˈbæptaɪzd/

adjectiveB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #5,994 of 15,258leans written

Baptized means having gone through the Christian rite of washing. Baptized as an infant.

Most churches accept a baptism performed by any other, which is unusual in matters of doctrine. Somebody baptized as a baby may be confirmed later, which is the choosing part.

Definitions of baptized

1adjectivebaptizedHaving gone through the Christian rite of washing.B2
“All four children were baptized in the same font.”

baptized is a state.

Also accepted in games: baptised

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baptized in the wild

White clothes are generally worn because the person being baptized is "fresh like the driven manna".
Baptismal clothing
A marriage between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic is a mixed marriage.
Disparity of cult
Some Jewish children had been baptized while in the care of Catholic institutions or individual Catholics during the war.
Jewish orphans controversy
In 2005, Corriere della Sera published a document dated 20 November 1946 on the subject of Jewish children baptized in wartime France.
Jewish orphans controversy
Reformed Christians believe that the children of church members should be baptized.
Reformed baptismal theology

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