# baptized

/ˈbæpˌtaɪzd/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/baptized
Updated: 2026-08-08

## Senses

### 1. having received baptism

adjective · CEFR B2

describes a person who has gone through the ceremony of baptism to join a church.

For teachers: having undergone the religious rite of baptism, signifying admission into a Christian church.

- As a baptized member of the church, he was allowed to take part in the special ceremony.
- The historian noted that while the king was baptized as a child, his later policies often conflicted with the church's official stance.

## Examples

- The baby was baptized last Sunday.
- She was baptized in the river during the summer festival.
- Though baptized as a child, he did not attend church regularly until his twenties.

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