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 Bap·tist. John the Baptist.

adjective

1. Also Bap·tis·tic [] of or relating to Baptists or their doctrines or practices.

Baptist

/ ˈbæptɪst /

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. the Baptist
   See John the Baptist

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

Other Words From

• an·ti-Bap·tist adjective noun
• non-Bap·tist adjective noun
• pro-Bap·tist adjective noun
• pseu·do-Bap·tist adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baptist¹

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

"We opened up with about 100 or so. It took a good hour and a half or so to slow down," Wes Daniel, the precinct manager at Chicopee Baptist Church near Gainesville, told WDUN.

From Salon

The two hospitals, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and Christus Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth, declined to answer detailed lists of questions about her treatment.

From Salon

Just over a year after the Baptist Hospital explosion, multiple hospitals have come under direct attack by Israeli forces in recent weeks.

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He abandoned campaigning, not even mentioning he was running for office when he met a local judge as he volunteered with the First Baptist Church.

From Los Angeles Times

King himself was thrown out of the National Baptist Convention's leadership committee and faced criticism from a council of white ministers that labeled him "an outsider and an extremist."

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