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BAPTIZED
baptized, baptised
(adjective) having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
baptized
simple past tense and past participle of baptize
Adjective
baptized (not comparable)
(of a person) who has been baptized
Source: Wiktionary
BAPTIZE
Bap*tize", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Baptized (; p. pr. & vb. n. Baptizing.] Etym: [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr.Gr. . See Baptism.]
1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.
2. To christen ( because a name is given to infants at their baptism); to give a name to; to name. I'll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo. Shak.
3. To sanctify; to consecrate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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