{"id":5744,"date":"2016-08-30T00:41:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T04:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2016-08-30T00:41:55","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T04:41:55","slug":"baptised-vs-baptized-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/baptised-vs-baptized-difference","title":{"rendered":"Baptised vs. Baptized: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bccef0f480416e3e00e77029789ea906\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beginning of Post Default -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6482188744286371\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7571860708\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>When you are a religious person, and you want to become a fully initiated member of your spiritual community, you might take part in a ceremony wherein a holy person sprinkles water on you or submerses you in a body of water. Afterward, you are said to be symbolically cleansed and ready to serve your deity.<\/p>\n<p>The religions in which this is likely to take place have a word for this ceremony. Different communities spell the word differently, though. Does a person get baptised, or baptized? Read on to find out.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference Between Baptised and Baptized?<\/h2>\n<p>In this article, I will compare baptised vs. baptized. I will explain when it is proper to use each spelling, and, at the end, I will show you a helpful memory trick to use when you can\u2019t decide whether to use baptized or baptised in your writing.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Baptised<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5746\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-baptized-definition-and-definition-of-baptised-definition.png\" alt=\"Definition of baptized definition and definition of baptised definition\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-baptized-definition-and-definition-of-baptised-definition.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Definition-of-baptized-definition-and-definition-of-baptised-definition-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>What does baptised mean? <\/strong><em>Baptised<\/em> is the preferred spelling in British English. It is used in language communities outside North America.<\/p>\n<p>It is the <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/past-tense\">past tense form<\/a> of a <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/verb\">verb<\/a> that means to be <em>initiated into a group or community<\/em>, usually in a ceremony involving water. It can be literal or figurative.<\/p>\n<p>For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The pastor baptised the new church members.<\/li>\n<li>The dragon queen was baptised by fire.<\/li>\n<li>To be baptised into the church, you must first become a believer.<\/li>\n<li>As part of an annual tradition marking the day in the liturgical calendar when Jesus was baptised, the Pontiff pronounced each baby&#8217;s name pouring water from a golden shell-shaped dish on to their foreheads. \u2013<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/the-pope\/12091715\/Pope-Francis-baptises-26-newborns-in-the-Sistine-Chapel.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Baptism<\/em> has come to refer figuratively to any initiation, or coming into one\u2019s own in a new role, or being accepted into a group or organization. Sometimes the metaphor is explicit, as in the baptism\/assassination montage from <em>The Godfather<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Baptized<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-baptized-and-define-baptised.png\" alt=\"Define baptized and define baptised\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-baptized-and-define-baptised.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Define-baptized-and-define-baptised-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>What does baptized mean? <\/strong><em>Baptized<\/em> is the standard spelling variant in American English. It can be used in any of the same contexts as <em>baptised<\/em>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Poland, where people baptized Catholic make up 95% of the population, remains a relative bastion of orthodox practice. \u2013<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/pope-francis-forces-divisions-over-divorce-into-the-open-1458586811\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see from the chart below, <em>baptized<\/em> has been dominant in American English since at least 1800.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5745\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/baptised-versus-baptized.png\" alt=\"baptised versus baptized \" width=\"1094\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/baptised-versus-baptized.png 1094w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/baptised-versus-baptized-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/baptised-versus-baptized-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/baptised-versus-baptized-1024x382.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1094px) 100vw, 1094px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This chart is not scientific or precise, since it only looks at books published in English by American authors since 1800. Still, it is useful for identifying a long term trend.<\/p>\n<h2>Trick to Remember the Difference<\/h2>\n<p>Here is a helpful trick for remember <em>baptized<\/em> vs. <em>baptised<\/em> in your writing.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing one of these spellings, you should consider your intended audience. If you are writing for a predominantly American audience, choose <em>baptized<\/em>. If your intended audience will be made up of predominantly British English speakers, use <em>baptised<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n<p>You can remember to reserve <em>baptised<\/em> for British audiences by noticing the shared <strong>S<\/strong> between bapti<strong>s<\/strong>ed and Briti<strong>s<\/strong>h. This shared letter should make it easy to remember that bapti<strong>s<\/strong>ed is the Briti<strong>s<\/strong>h spelling of the word.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is it baptised or baptized?<\/strong> <em>Baptised<\/em> and <em>baptized<\/em> are two different spellings of the same word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Baptised is the preferred spelling in British English.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Baptized is the preferred spelling in American English. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can keep these words straight by remembering that <em>baptised<\/em> shares an S with the word writers who use this spelling: the British. If you use this memory trick, it should be easy to remember when to use which spelling of this word.<\/p>\n<p>If you still need help, you can refer back to this article for a quick refresher.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you are a religious person, and you want to become a fully initiated member of your spiritual community, you might take part in a ceremony wherein a holy person sprinkles water on you or submerses you in a body of water. 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