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

He knows the rules better than most baptized Catholics.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

And despite his background — growing up in Linköping, Sweden, in the 1980s — Göransson was practically baptized in American blues music.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Brand has pivoted away from acting and has worked to refashion himself as an anti-establishment commentator, and made news last year announcing he’d been baptized.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

“I would like to be baptized and I would like a prayer rug.”

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel