Baptist
Americannoun
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a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
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(lowercase) a person who baptizes.
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the Baptist. John the Baptist.
adjective
noun
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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
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See John the Baptist
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Baptist
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
Example Sentences
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On a sunny morning a few weeks after Freeport received the exemption, white smoke poured from its smelter above a Baptist church and residential neighborhood.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
The former President of the Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland was at Coleraine Magistrates' Court, where the judgement was delivered, on Thursday.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
She had grown up an all-in Southern Baptist who went to church “anytime the doors were open.”
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Roll back the clock 40 years, when his father, David Jeremiah, was the senior pastor at a Baptist church in El Cajon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Mrs. Allen from Friendship Baptist was the first person we called out to.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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