Particular Baptist
- noun
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bautista particular
- Distinctions between General and Particular Baptists in Britain continued to decline through the end of the eighteenth century into the first decades of the nineteenth century, resulting in the foundation of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
Examples
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The teachings of the Particular Baptists emphasize particular atonement and are rooted in Calvinist theology.
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As a member of the church, he identified as a Particular Baptist and strongly believed in the doctrine of predestination.
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The Baptist Union started as a society of Particular Baptists in 1813 and began accepting General Baptist churches in 1832.
Academic text (2018) -
In her theological studies, she focused on the history of the Particular Baptists and their influence on modern Christianity.
Synonyms
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A Christian who fully puts believers under water to show their faith
A member of a Baptist church who believes God chooses who will be saved
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently signals 'a specific kind of Baptist' because 'particular' means a specific/distinct type and 'Baptist' is a religious group, so a B1 learner would likely infer it denotes a subgroup. However, the crucial doctrinal content (Calvinistic beliefs, predestination/particular atonement) is not derivable from the words themselves and requires background knowledge of denominational labels, making the full meaning unpredictable.
Etymology
Particular Baptist: The name Particular Baptist comes from a 1600s church debate. Here Particular meant the idea that Jesus died only for certain people, so the term came to mean 'a Baptist who believes in that teaching'.