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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪst/
- (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/
Noun
Baptist (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
Usage notes
There is no single common term, either a single word or a phrase, for the Baptist denominations of Christianity. Terms such as Baptistdom and Baptistism see occasional use but are not accepted as standard.
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Translations
adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Adjective
Baptist (comparative more Baptist, superlative most Baptist)
- Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
Translations
of the Baptist religious denomination
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
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Proper noun
Baptist m (proper noun, strong, genitive Baptist or Baptistä)
- (Christianity, archaic) the Baptist (title of Saint John the Baptist)
- Synonym: (Johannes der Täufer ― John the Baptist) der Täufer
- Johann Baptist ― John the Baptist
Etymology 2
From English Baptist, eventually derived from the same Latin and Greek etyma as in etymology 1.
Noun
Baptist m (weak, genitive Baptisten, plural Baptisten, feminine Baptistin)
- (Christianity) Baptist (male or of unspecified gender) (member of a Baptist church or denomination)
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