baptist

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪst/ (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/ === Noun === baptist (plural baptists) A person who baptizes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === batspit == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑpˈtɪst/ Hyphenation: bap‧tist Rhymes: -ɪst === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English Baptist. ==== Noun ==== baptist m (plural baptisten, no diminutive) (Christianity) Baptist (Protestant denomination practicing adult baptism, of English origin) [from 17th c.] ===== Usage notes ===== Note that baptist is not synonymous with anabaptist or doopsgezinde. ===== Derived terms ===== baptistisch ===== Related terms ===== baptisme ===== Descendants ===== → Caribbean Javanese: baptis, baptisan === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch baptiste. ==== Noun ==== baptist m (uncountable, no diminutive) (obsolete, Christianity) baptiser; epithet of John the Baptist. Synonym: baptista == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== baptist alternative form of bapteme === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== baptist alternative form of baptiste == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs). === Noun === baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptister, definite plural baptistene) Baptist === References === “baptist” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “baptist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs). === Noun === baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptistar, definite plural baptistane) Baptist === References === “baptist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French baptiste. === Noun === baptist m (plural baptiști, feminine equivalent baptistă) Baptist ==== Declension ====