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.
—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
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
Adjective
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The company broke ground on that air separation plant in Brownsville, Texas, to produce gases for an unnamed customer.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Since the war began, tennis players from Belarus and Russia have had to play with their countries unnamed and without flags next to their names.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Both of the artworks in question—known as Anne Boleyn and An unidentified woman—are part of the Royal Collection Trust in England, which owns some 85 drawings by Holbein.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The two victims were both in the go-kart, an unidentified spokesperson for the police department said in an email to The Denver Post.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
4 May 2026
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The person who shared it on the Ring app opted to remain anonymous but shared that the suspect drove a gray Ford F-150.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 May 2026
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In the end, the reporter came to the conclusion that the one-liners were Monroe’s own, a judgment backed up by an anonymous Fox press agent who had been one of the main liaisons between Monroe and the studio.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Unbaptized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbaptized. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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