as in unnamed
not named or identified by a name
thus far the novel I've been working on remains unbaptized
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Recent Examples of unbaptized
To the left of Bernard are Hebrew children; to the right are the Christian children who were baptized (the unbaptized being in Limbo).
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Mary Jo Bang
july 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Researchers think the bodies likely belonged to unbaptized children.
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Moira Ritter,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2024
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.
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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.
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Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2018
Mary Jo Bang
july 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Researchers think the bodies likely belonged to unbaptized children.
—
Moira Ritter,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2024
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbaptized
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During the rally in sweltering heat, Vucic told his backers, many bused in from across the country, that students and anti-government protesters were aiming to destroy the country, and accused them of colluding with unnamed foreign powers, charges the protesters deny.
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Fight Club starred Norton as an unnamed man who can't sleep and has become disaffected and lost.
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The victim, who remains unidentified as of publication, died at the scene.
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The president also posted a fake image of himself and several of his administration officials in swimsuits, along with an unidentified woman in a bikini lounging in the water.
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For anonymous, confidential help, people can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224.
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This anonymous political cash is commonly known as dark money, and its prevalence is growing.
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