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unbaptised

unbaptised is the alternative spelling of unbaptized.

Meaning of unbaptized

Adjective

unbaptized (comparative more unbaptized, superlative most unbaptized)

  1. Not baptized.
    • The neophyte was given a new name in place of the baptismal one, usually of an evil and revolting character, and this was written in blood in the Devil's book, the covers of which were bound in the skin of unbaptised infants.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 107

Origin of unbaptised

From Middle English unbaptized, unbaptist, equivalent to un- + baptised.

Questions about unbaptised

What is unbaptised the alternative spelling of?
Unbaptised is the alternative spelling of unbaptized.

Words near unbaptised in the dictionary

  1. unbanning
  2. unbannings
  3. unbans
  4. unbaptisable
  5. unbaptise
  6. unbaptised
  7. unbaptises
  8. unbaptising
  9. unbaptism
  10. unbaptisms
  11. unbaptizable

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: unbaptised (page history and authors); unbaptized (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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