baptist

Bap-tist · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A member of a Protestant Christian denomination that practices adult baptism by immersion.

  2. 2.

    A person who baptizes others.

  3. 3.

    Relating to the Baptist church or its beliefs.

Forms

plural: Baptists

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    John the Baptist — Biblical figure who baptized Jesus.
  • •
    Southern Baptist — A major Baptist denomination in the U.S.
  • •
    Baptist church — A congregation of the Baptist denomination.

Related words

See also: baptism, baptize, christian

Etymology

From Greek baptistes ("one who dips"), from baptizein ("to baptize").