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

To those unfamiliar with the varied expressions of American religiosity, the differences between how faith influences McCarthy and Johnson — two Southern Baptists — may be hard to parse.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 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

That is one pet project of the Reverend’s: getting other Baptists to swallow the Apocrypha.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver