baptized

Example Sentences

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The first missionary arrived on Easter Island in 1864: By 1868 all the islanders had been baptized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Once lawfully allowed in with provisional humanitarian status, they found our church — where they could be baptized and publicly profess their faith in Jesus — and legal help to begin their asylum request.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2025

In 2024, he doubled down on his commitment to Christianity and was baptized in the River Thames.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

He knows the rules better than most baptized Catholics.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

He had been promising to “do better” since the day he had been baptized.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin