Baptist
a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
(lowercase) a person who baptizes.
the Bap·tist. John the Baptist.
Also Bap·tis·tic [bap-tis-tik]. /ˌbæpˈtɪs tɪk/. of or relating to Baptists or their doctrines or practices.
Origin of Baptist
1Other 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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How to use Baptist in a sentence
As a child in the hot brick Baptist churches of Texas, I was told that there were women who threw babies in the trash.
Why Must Women Wait for the Supreme Court to Decide What We Can Do With Our Bodies? | Lyz Lenz | June 24, 2021 | TimeThough Acebo’s Baptist faith eschews cremation, it was the only choice she could make — a casket burial was beyond her means, she said.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaRyland, a Baptist minister, was the founding president of what was then known as Richmond College, from 1840 to 1866.
Uproar erupts at U. of Richmond over building names with ties to racism | Nick Anderson | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostIn Jamaica in 1831, a Baptist preacher named Samuel Sharpe organized a nonviolent protest against slavery.
At least, 10,000 Baptist organizations received PPP loans, for a total of $735 million.
Last-minute regulation would make religious businesses eligible for taxpayer-backed SBA loans | Aaron Gregg | January 20, 2021 | Washington Post
Scott, who died Sunday at 49, could go from evoking a Baptist preacher to quoting Public Enemy.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott | Stereo Williams | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTKing says in a sermon a month later at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama.
Tavis Smiley Humanely Chronicles MLK’s Sad Last Year | Scott Porch | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was the young, telegenic, and popular Robby Gallaty of Brainerd Baptist (mega-)Church in Tennessee.
The Hateful Pastor All Too Happy to Be Left Behind When It Comes to Gays | Jay Michaelson | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLatta, home to the historic Catfish Creek Baptist Church, is a predominantly white town of 1,500 in Dillon County.
This is a challenging time for the Southern Baptist Convention.
Southern Baptists Take Baby Steps Away from the Culture Wars | Ruth Graham | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe proceedings of the day commenced with divine service, performed by Unitarian and Baptist ministers.
He soon after became a Baptist, and preached that doctrine a number of years, and was extremely popular.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellScattergood's attitude on the matter was widely different, depending on whether he talked with Baptist or Congregationalist.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandWhen the speaker entered the jail he found among the inmates three Baptist preachers.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway BrownlowHe was brought up a Baptist, but in his sixteenth year joined the Church of England.
British Dictionary definitions for Baptist
/ (ˈbæptɪst) /
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
the Baptist See John the Baptist
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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