English Explanatory Dictionary

Baptist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
adj
  1. Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
noun
  1. A person who baptizes.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæptɪst/ /ˈbæbtɪst/ /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ /ˈbæbdəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Paul2520-Baptist.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-baptist.wav

Word forms

Baptist Baptists more Baptist most Baptist

Etymology

From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

Related words

Anabaptism Anabaptist Anabaptistic Anabaptistically baptise baptiser baptism baptist baptize baptizer credobaptist paedobaptist rebaptise rebaptiser rebaptize rebaptizer Amish Amish Mennonite Hutterite Mennonite Anabaptistical Anabaptistry baptismal baptismally baptistery baptistic baptistical baptistically baptistry Catabaptism Catabaptist credobaptism paedobaptism pædobaptism pædobaptist pedobaptism pedobaptist rebaptism rebaptist Baptornis

Derived words

Baptist cakes Baptist Mills Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist bush baptist parabaptist se-baptist
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