noun
Baptist
BAP-tihst
noun
1
A member of a Protestant denomination that practices baptism of believers old enough to choose it, rather than baptizing infants.
"Her grandparents were lifelong Baptists who attended church every Sunday."
2
Someone who performs baptisms (most famously, John the Baptist).
"John the Baptist is described in the Gospels as baptizing people in the River Jordan."
adj
1
Relating to the Baptist denomination.
"They got married in a small Baptist church in Georgia."
How to Use Baptist
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRefers to the Baptist Christian denomination, which believes baptism should be a personal choice made by believers rather than performed on infants.
Word Forms
more Baptist comparative, Baptists plural, baptists plural, most Baptist superlative
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Etymology
From Old French baptiste, from Late Latin baptista, from Greek baptistēs — someone who baptizes, from the verb baptizein.