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Definition of Baptist

1. Noun. Follower of Baptistic doctrines.

Definition of Baptist

1. n. One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.

Definition of Baptist

1. Noun. A Protestant denomination of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers, as opposed to the baptism of infants. ¹

2. Noun. An adherent of this denomination. ¹

3. Adjective. Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination. ¹

4. Noun. A person who baptizes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baptist

1. one who baptizes [n -S] - See also: baptizes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baptist

Literary usage of Baptist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1908)
"Baptists in Mission Lands: In China there are about 13000 Baptist church members ... In Japan there are about 2500 Baptist church members of whom over 2000 ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"To-day we find Baptist missions in various parts of Africa. (1) The Baptist Church of Christ originated in Tennessee, about 1808, and spread to several ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1905)
"N. Baptist Almanac and Annual Register. See Almanac and Baptist Register. Baptist Annual Register for 1790-1802, in eluding sketches of the state of ..."

4. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society, ... His work in promoting the missionary enterprises of the baptist church began about 1784. ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1890)
"and that this certificate is made, signed and sealed for the purpose of obtaining corporate rights and privileges for the said 'Fifth Baptist Church,' a ..."

6. The Journal of Negro History by Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc (1922)
"The development of the attitude of the Baptist Church toward the Negro, however, ... This is attested by the resolution of the white Baptist Association ..."

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