baptize
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“As a missionary, we didn’t have to receive special permission from somebody in order to baptize an undocumented individual,” she recalled.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
He then excused himself to help baptize a woman near the stage.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024
Román had come to the United States in 2021 for a short trip to baptize a relative.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
“I now baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” he intoned with a subtle southern twang.
From Slate • Jul. 12, 2022
‘Show him out, Sewall, and happens he lands in the water, you—ah! can baptize him with my name—ah ... ha, ha!’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Vocabulary lists containing baptize
World Religions
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Brown Girl Dreaming
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 2
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