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Definition of Baptists

1. Noun. Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers.

Definition of Baptists

1. Noun. (plural of Baptist) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of baptist) ¹

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Definition of Baptists

1. baptist [n] - See also: baptist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baptists

Literary usage of Baptists

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)
"Rise of the General baptists. John Smyth and his Congregation (ID. ... General baptists from 1641 Onward. Organization and Polity (i 1). ..."

2. A General History of the Baptist Denomination in America and Other Parts of by David Benedict (1848)
"Hsh baptists, 302-342 ; their early history, from the Jubilee Memorial. 302¡'their a'f- fairs in the time of the Commonwealth, by Dr. Williams, of New York. ..."

3. A Manual of Church History by Albert Henry Newman (1903)
"The baptists of Great Britain, 1648 Onward. The Baptist cause greatly ... The parliamentary army was filled with baptists, who were among the most ..."

4. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1885)
"In the year 1738 he embraced the principles of the baptists. ... He was one of the most learned ministers among the baptists, and soon took a high position. ..."

5. The Creeds of Christendom: With a History and Critical Notes by Philip Schaff (1919)
"In the other colonies the baptists were more or less persecuted till the time of ... The American baptists differ from their English brethren by a stricter ..."

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