Baptist

nounadjectiveattested in dialogue

United States//ˈbæbtɪst//
United States//ˈbæbdɪs(t)//
United States//ˈbæbdəs//
//ˈbæptɪst//

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

noun

1
An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

adjective

1
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.

Forms

plural: Baptists
comparative: more Baptist
superlative: most Baptist

baptism · A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church…Baptism · The Baptist faith; the Baptist denominations of Christianity.baptist · A person who baptizes.

Baptist · An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only…

baptized · Of a person, who has been subjected to the rite of baptism.bar · A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a…Bar · A town and municipality of Montenegro.

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