Baptist

[ bap-tist ]

noun
  1. a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.

  2. (lowercase) a person who baptizes.

  1. the Bap·tist. John the Baptist.

adjective
  1. Also Bap·tis·tic [bap-tis-tik]. /ˌbæpˈtɪs tɪk/. of or relating to Baptists or their doctrines or practices.

Origin of Baptist

1
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English baptiste, from Old French, from Late Latin baptista, from Greek baptistḗs, equivalent to bapt(ízein) “to baptize ” + -istēs -ist

Other words from Baptist

  • an·ti-Bap·tist, adjective, noun
  • non-Bap·tist, adjective, noun
  • pro-Bap·tist, adjective, noun
  • pseu·do-Bap·tist, adjective, noun

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Baptist

/ (ˈbæptɪst) /


noun
  1. a member of any of various Christian sects that affirm the necessity of baptism (usually of adults and by immersion) following a personal profession of the Christian faith

  2. the Baptist See John the Baptist

adjective
  1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of any Christian sect that affirms the necessity of baptism following a personal profession of the Christian faith

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