baptized

Example Sentences

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Saint Augustine and the Dominican friar who baptized me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

It was due to the influence of the Mbekela brothers that I myself was baptized into the Methodist, or Wesleyan Church as it was then known, and sent to school.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela