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unbaptized

unbaptized adjective: not baptized.

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

Forms of unbaptized

comparativemore unbaptized
superlativemost unbaptized
alternative formunbaptised

Origin of unbaptized

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

Questions about unbaptized

What does unbaptized mean?
Unbaptized means not baptized.
What part of speech is unbaptized?
Unbaptized is an adjective.

Words near unbaptized in the dictionary

  1. unbaptising
  2. unbaptism
  3. unbaptisms
  4. unbaptizable
  5. unbaptize
  6. unbaptized
  7. unbaptizes
  8. unbaptizing
  9. unbar
  10. unbarb
  11. unbarbarise

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