Baptist

Bap·tist  (bptst)

n.

1. A member of an evangelical Protestant church of congregational polity, following the reformed tradition in worship, and believing in individual freedom, in the separation of church and state, and in baptism of voluntary, conscious believers.

2. baptist One that baptizes.

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[Middle English, baptizer, from Old French baptiste, from Late Latin baptista, from Greek baptists, from baptizein, to baptize; see baptize.]

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Baptist adj.

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Baptist

Noun

1. a member of a Protestant denomination that believes in the necessity of adult baptism by immersion

2. the Baptist John the Baptist

Adjective

of the Baptist Church

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Baptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines       Baptist Church, Baptists - any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers Dunkard, Tunker, Dunker - an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism Northern Baptist - a member of the American Baptist Convention Southern Baptist - a member of the Southern Baptist Convention

Translations

Baptist [ˈbæptɪst] n → baptiste m/f

Baptist [ˈbæptɪst] n → Baptist(in) m(f)

Baptist [ˈbæptɪst] adj, n → battista (m/f)