Baptists

Cultural  

1. A group of Christian communities marked chiefly by insistence on adult baptism by immersion. Baptists regard baptism as a ceremony that accompanies and seals a conscious profession of faith in Jesus; for this reason, they do not baptize infants but wait until candidates have reached their teen or adult years. The Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination in the United States and are particularly insistent on the separation of church and state.

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Example Sentences

Both are Baptists who talk about faith values.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2024

Even the Southern Baptists were more evolved, as Baylor University had repealed their dancing ban in 1996.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

In a video circulated to Southern Baptists last week, Mr. McLaurin praised the work of the denomination’s pastors, teachers and seminary professors.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2023

He also asked Baptists to pray for the committee staff “and the McLaurin family” and promised “further updates” on the search process “in a commitment to transparency.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Just then a married couple of Baptists in tortoiseshell sunglasses came out of the crowd and shook our hands.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver