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Calvinistic Baptist

Calvinistic Baptist

8.9
A member of a Baptist church who believes God chooses who will be saved
  • noun
  • /ˌkæl.vɪˈnɪs.tɪk ˈbæp.tɪst/
translation icon : bautista calvinista
  • Many Calvinistic Baptists emphasize the doctrine of predestination in their teachings.

Examples

  • A Calvinistic Baptist believes in predestination.

  • The church was founded by a group of Calvinistic Baptists in the eighteenth century.

  • As a Calvinistic Baptist, he deeply studied the works of John Calvin.

  • Many Calvinistic Baptists attend services on Sundays.

  • As a Calvinistic Baptist, he deeply studied the works of John Calvin.

  • Many Calvinistic Baptists emphasize the doctrine of predestination in their teachings.

  • The church was founded by a group of Calvinistic Baptists in the eighteenth century.

Synonyms

Baptist
vsCalvinistic Baptist
12 4.0

A Christian who fully puts believers under water to show their faith

is a group member who also follows Calvin's doctrines like predestination
Calvinist
vsCalvinistic Baptist
8 7.5

A person who follows the religious teachings of John Calvin

is a denomination member who combines those teachings with believer baptism by full immersion
Particular Baptist
vsCalvinistic Baptist
8.8

A Baptist who believes God decides who will be saved and that Christ died for some people

is a denomination member who follows Calvin's teachings generally rather than that specific branch

Surface Forms

Calvinistic Baptist singular
Calvinistic Baptists plural

Morphology

Calvinistic + Baptists

The phrase is a straightforward modifier+noun combination: 'Calvinistic' (relating to Calvinism) directly qualifies 'Baptist' (a member of the Baptist denomination), yielding ‘a Baptist who adheres to Calvinist teachings/predestination’. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the meaning is compositionally predictable (and mirrored in other languages), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE.

Etymology

Calvinistic Baptist comes from joining Calvinistic (from the church teacher John Calvin) and Baptist (a Christian group who baptize believers). It names a Baptist who follows Calvin's teaching that God chooses in advance who will be saved, called 'predestination', so the phrase means a Baptist who believes that idea.