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Baptist

[bap-tist]

noun

  1. a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.

  2. (lowercase)a person who baptizes.

  3. the Baptist. John the Baptist.



adjective

  1. Also Baptistic of or relating to Baptists or their doctrines or practices.

Baptist

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. See John the Baptist

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. denoting, relating to, or characteristic of any Christian sect that affirms the necessity of baptism following a personal profession of the Christian faith

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • anti-Baptist adjective
  • non-Baptist adjective
  • pro-Baptist adjective
  • pseudo-Baptist adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Baptist1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English baptiste, from Old French, from Late Latin baptista, from Greek پḗs, equivalent to (í𾱲) “t baptize ” + -ist
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Cain is a book critic and the author of a memoir, “This Boy’s Faith: Notes from a Southern Baptist Upbringing.”

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Colbert recalled visits to Savannah, Ga., where he attended Baptist church services with his mother’s parents.

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Cain is a book critic and the author of a memoir, “This Boy’s Faith: Notes From a Southern Baptist Upbringing.”

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In a cover letter, agents Ridge and Partners LLP called the Baptist church "an important place of worship and a community facility".

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The congregation of East Ham Baptist Church brings together people from all over the world.

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