Definition

Adjective 1. Having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism: Describes a person who has received the sacrament of baptism, a ceremony involving water, symbolizing purification, admission to the Christian Church, or the bestowal of grace.

Usage

The adjective "baptized" is used to describe a person's religious status. It typically precedes a noun or follows a linking verb like "is" or "was." * She is a baptized member of the church. * The child was baptized last Sunday. * Only baptized Christians may receive communion in some denominations.

Examples

• He became a baptized Catholic as an adult.
• The records show she was baptized in 1995.
• In their tradition, a baptized believer is considered part of the spiritual community.

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: Sometimes used metaphorically to mean deeply initiated or introduced into a particular experience, often a difficult one.
  • After his first week in the kitchen, he felt truly baptized by fire.
• "Baptized into": Used to specify the denomination, church, or faith community into which one was baptized.
  • He was baptized into the Lutheran tradition.

Variants and Related Words

• Baptize (verb): To administer the rite of baptism to someone.
  • The priest will baptize the infants.
• Baptism (noun): The Christian rite or ceremony itself.
  • The baptism will be held next month.
• Unbaptized (adjective): Not having undergone baptism.
• Rebaptize (verb): To baptize again.

Synonyms

• Christened
• Initiated (in the specific religious context)

Antonyms

• Unbaptized
• Unchristened

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Baptism of fire: A difficult first experience in a new job or situation.
  • His first day as a teacher was a real baptism of fire.
• To be baptized with/in the name of: Refers to the formula used during the baptismal rite (e.g., baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).

Adjective

1. having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism