Gedopte

Gedopte is a Dutch term used as a noun or adjective to refer to a person who has undergone baptism in the Christian rite. In ordinary Dutch, the word is most commonly written as gedoopte and inflected as de gedoopte (singular) or de gedoopten (plural).

Etymology: it derives from doop (baptism) with the prefix ge- forming the past-participle-like noun/adjective; the form gedoopte is used for a baptized person. In modern Dutch, the more common expression would be "de gedoopte" rather than other forms.

Usage and context: Historically, the concept was used in religious, theological, and church-record contexts to designate individuals who have been baptized. It is often contrasted with ongedoopten (the unbaptized). In contemporary Dutch, the term is mostly found in historical or liturgical contexts rather than everyday speech.

In literature and genealogical sources, "gedoopten" may appear in descriptions of church membership, baptismal registers, or discussions of confessional identity. The term can carry religious and social implications about status within a community.

Related topics include doop, doopceremonie, and christening; the term also appears in translations of religious texts and in historical records from the Low Countries.