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
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Adjective
  • Blanche issued his orders appearing to kill the fund late Sunday after a week of negotiations, with Cornyn and Tillis claiming an unnamed White House advisor appeared to be blocking the DOJ from making a deal.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • However, multiple reports, citing unnamed sources, said Infantino was positioned to be chief executive of the investment arm in his post-FIFA days, a job that pays $30 million a year.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Her hope is that when unidentified remains are found, they can be checked against the database to see if that person was from the Blackfeet Tribe, and to possibly link the remains to family members.
    Dateline NBC, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Per the publication, the model breached an unidentified company’s systems and changed its internal environment.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Getty Images Manchester City has set its asking price for Real Madrid target Rodri according to Sky Sports and Mundo Deportivo, who cited anonymous sources.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Filing anonymous complaints against one’s neighbors does not promote community.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Unbaptized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbaptized. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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