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

Russell Brand, finding solace in Christianity amid rape and sexual assault allegations, reveals he was baptized over the weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

He knows the rules better than most baptized Catholics.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

The California fires have baptized the new lawmakers in Washington politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

"The earth,” wrote the pioneering fire ecologist Edward V Komarek, "born in fire, baptized by lightning, since before life’s beginning has been and is, a fire planet.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann