Definition of unbaptizednext

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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). 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
  • That’s according to a story in the Financial Times that quoted unnamed credit rating analysts that have been lobbied by the two AI companies’ bankers.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The bigger factor threatening to drive a wedge between them surfaces when Miguel receives a proposal to design an enormous bunker in Hawaii for an unnamed tech billionaire.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The unidentified woman died Saturday, Greg Furlong, the coroner for Jefferson County, said in a statement posted to Facebook.
    Helen Branswell, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The unidentified driver was cited for reckless driving, according to police.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jerry could easily be a caricature of a pretentious artiste stuck overseeing anonymous regional theater productions.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Five days later, an anonymous caller alerted the Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division that Deutsch was allegedly physically and mentally abusing the child.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Unbaptized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbaptized. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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