baptist
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Baptist¹
- /ˈbæptɪst/
- /ˈbæbtɪst/ US, dialectal
- /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ US, dialectal
- /ˈbæbdəs/ US, dialectal
noun Baptists
- 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 more Baptist · most Baptist
- 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.
baptist²
- /ˈbæptɪst/
- /ˈbæbtɪst/ US, dialectal
- /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ US, dialectal
- /ˈbæbdəs/ US, dialectal
Where it comes from
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
noun baptists
- A person who baptizes.
Translations
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noun adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
| Español | baptista |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バプテスト baputesuto |
| 中文 | 浸信會教友 /浸信会教友 Jìnxìnhuì jiàoyǒu, 浸禮宗教友 /浸礼宗教友 Jìnlǐzōng jiàoyǒu |
| Português | batista |
| Français | baptiste |
| Deutsch | Baptist, Baptistin |
| Italiano | battista |
| Ελληνικά | βαπτιστής vaptistís, βαπτίστρια vaptístria |
| Română | baptist, baptistă |
| Русский | бапти́ст baptíst, бапти́стка baptístka |
adj of the Baptist religious denomination
| Español | baptista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 침례교 chimnyegyo |
| Português | batista |
| Français | baptiste |
| Deutsch | baptistisch, Baptisten- |
| Română | baptist |
| Русский | бапти́стский baptístskij |
noun person who baptizes
| Español | bautista |
|---|---|
| Português | batista, baptista |
| Français | baptiseur, baptiseuse, baptiste, baptisateur, baptisatrice |
| Deutsch | Täufer, Täuferin, Täuferinn |
| Română | baptist, baptistă |
| Русский | крести́тель krestítelʹ |
Talk about this word "baptist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/baptist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. baptist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/baptist "baptist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/baptist.Cite this
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title = {baptist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baptist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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