unbaptized

adjective

un·bap·tized | \ ˌən-bap-ˈtīzd

, -ˈbap-ˌtīzd, especially Southern -bab- or -ˈbab- \

Definition of unbaptized

: not baptized unbaptized infants also, dated : heathenish, profane … men cling to this old song, because they still have moments of unbaptized and uncommitted life, which give them an appetite for more. — Henry David Thoreau

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Recent Examples on the Web Because the Catholic Church promulgated the belief that a child who died unbaptized could not be buried in consecrated ground, lay people desperate for their children to be properly laid to rest would find their own sites of significance. — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2021 Duendes, a type of gnome that has long been featured in regional Catholic lore, are said to haunt, and even steal, unbaptized babies. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2018

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