baptist
see also: Baptist
Etymology

From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from el. -, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbæptɪst/
  • (America, dialectal) IPA: /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/
Noun

baptist (plural baptists)

  1. A person who baptizes.
Translations
Baptist
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbæptɪst/
  • (America, dialectal) IPA: /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/
Noun

baptist

  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.
Translations Adjective

baptist

  1. Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
Translations


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