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unchristened
adjective
uk /ˌʌnˈkrɪs.ənd/ us /ˌʌnˈkrɪs.ənd/
Someone who is unchristened has not officially been made a member of the Christian Church in a service of baptism(= a ceremony in which water is put on someone's head or they are put under water for a short time):
Paying his initial visits around the parish, he found a couple with an unchristened child.
not yet formally given a name:
The baby rhino, as yet unchristened, was born at the zoo a week ago.
While the rest of the class said their prayers, I was sent out of the room for being unchristened.
The baby lived only a short time after birth and died unchristened.
It was the code name given to the unchristened software by developers.
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liturgically
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