baptized
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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
- having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism