Baptist

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪst/ (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/ === Noun === Baptist (countable and uncountable, plural Baptists) An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants. ==== Usage notes ==== There is no single common term, either a single word or a phrase, for the Baptist denominations of Christianity. The terms such as Baptistdom and Baptistism are occasionally used, but are not accepted as standard. ==== Hypernyms ==== Christian Protestant ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Baptist (comparative more Baptist, superlative most Baptist) Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Amish (Amishman, Amishwoman) Amish Mennonite Hutterite Mennonite === Anagrams === batspit == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bapˈtɪst/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs). ==== Alternative forms ==== Baptista ==== Proper noun ==== Baptist m (proper noun, strong, genitive Baptist or Baptistä) (Christianity, archaic) the Baptist (title of Saint John the Baptist) Synonym: (Johannes der) Täufer Johann Baptist ― John the Baptist === Etymology 2 === From English Baptist, eventually derived from the same Latin and Greek etyma as in etymology 1. ==== Noun ==== Baptist m (weak, genitive Baptisten, plural Baptisten, feminine Baptistin) (Christianity) Baptist (male or of unspecified gender) (member of a Baptist church or denomination) ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms =====