baptised

Thân thiện

The baby was baptised in the small church.

Definition

Adjective: Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism; initiated into the Christian faith through the symbolic act of washing with water.

Usage

The word "baptised" (also spelled "baptized") is used to describe a person who has received the sacrament of baptism. It is primarily an attributive adjective, often placed before a noun, but can also be used as a predicate adjective following a linking verb like "was" or "is."

Examples

• She is a baptised member of the church.
• The child was baptised last Sunday in a beautiful ceremony.
• He considered himself a baptised Christian from that day forward.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: In a non-religious, figurative sense, "baptised" can describe being initiated into a new experience, often a difficult or challenging one.
  • The young reporter was baptised by fire during her first week on the job, covering a major political scandal.

Variants and Related Words

• Baptize (verb): To perform the act of baptism on someone.
  • The priest will baptize the infants next month.
• Baptism (noun): The Christian rite or ceremony itself.
  • Her baptism was a very important event for the family.
• Baptismal (adjective): Relating to baptism.
  • The baptismal font held holy water.

Synonyms

• Christened
• Initiated (in the specific religious context)

Antonyms

• Unbaptised / Unbaptized
• Unchristened

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism

Từ đồng nghĩa

• baptized