Baptist
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- noun
- /ˈbæptɪst/
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bautista
- He decided to become a Baptist after learning about their views on baptism and faith.
- Baptist Church
- Baptist Convention
- Baptist theology
But I mean, I was brought up as a Baptist Christian.
- But I mean, I was brought up as a Baptist Christian.
- And so as they were doing the prayers, she, and she's a Baptist minister.
- And I, I thought a lot about if you go to a church, like if you are a member, let's say First Baptist, Lexington, KY, or something like that.
- I'm Herrick Robbie and this this Baptist preacher.
- Really, really Southern Baptist, You're against IVF.
Examples
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But I mean, I was brought up as a Baptist Christian.
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Upon finishing his studies at Boston University, King took a job as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
Academic text (2003) -
It's a small, Southern Baptist town.
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I heard your new wife is singing at the baptist church.
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So I grew up in going to church, Baptist churches in the South.
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Buck comes from a very strict Baptist background.
Fiction book (1997) -
So we grew up going to the First Baptist Church in town, but there was a second Baptist Church called Memorial Baptist right here on the right.
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Baptists around the state also became involved in the fight for local option.
Academic text (2009) -
Hi, we are old friends of the Lees from Liberty Baptist Church in Chelsea.
Blog text (23) -
Martin Luther King Jr. inspired the crowd at the Hoyt Street Baptist Church.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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A person who belongs to a large Christian church group in the United States called the Southern Baptist Convention
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A member of a Christian group that baptizes people by putting them fully under water
A person who belongs to the American Baptist Churches, a Baptist church group from the northern United States
A person in a Baptist church who believes people have free will and Jesus died for everyone
A member of a Baptist church that teaches people can choose to be saved
A Baptist who believes God decides who will be saved and that Christ died for some people
A member of a Baptist church who believes God chooses who will be saved
Compounds
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A Protestant church where people who choose to join are often fully washed under water as a sign of faith
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A person who belongs to a large Christian church group in the United States called the Southern Baptist Convention
A large group of Baptist churches that work together in the southern United States
A group of Baptist churches with its own organization and beliefs about worship and baptism
A person in a Baptist church who believes people have free will and Jesus died for everyone
A person who belongs to the American Baptist Churches, a Baptist church group from the northern United States
A group of Baptist churches in the northern United States founded in 1907 and later renamed American Baptist Churches USA
A Baptist who believes God decides who will be saved and that Christ died for some people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Baptist = baptism (transparent) = bapt + ist
The formation is clearly from the noun 'baptism'/'baptize' plus the agentive suffix '-ist', denoting an adherent.
Etymology
Baptist comes from an old Greek word baptizein meaning 'to dip' or 'to wash'. So, Baptist groups are named for their practice of baptizing people by fully putting them under water.