[ˈbaptɪst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or belonging to a Protestant Christian denomination that advocates baptism only of adult believers by total immersion
(e.g: he was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church)


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Origin:
Middle English (in Baptist): from Old French baptiste, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptistēs, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’

[ˈbaptɪst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a member of a Protestant Christian denomination that advocates baptism only of adult believers by total immersion. Baptists form one of the largest Protestant bodies and are found throughout the world and especially in the US
(e.g: generations of Baptists sent their children to the college)

- a person who baptizes someone


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Origin:
Middle English (in Baptist): from Old French baptiste, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek baptistēs, from baptizein ‘immerse, baptize’