baptist
/ˈbæptɪst//ˈbæbtɪst/
baptist noun: a person who baptizes.
Noun (1)
baptist (plural baptists)
- A person who baptizes.
Noun (2) capitalized: Baptist
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.
Adjective capitalized: Baptist
Baptist (comparative more Baptist, superlative most Baptist)
- Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
- One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate
baptist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
baptist in Hindi
- बैपटिस्ट
baptist in Tamil
- கிறித்தவ சமயக் கிளைக்குழு வகையினர்
baptist in Urdu
- بپتسمہ دینے والا, بپتسمہ دہندہ
baptist in Bengali
- অভিসিঁচনকারী, অভিসিঁচনকারী যাজক
More languagesFewer languages
- baptist in Telugu
- బాప్టిస్ట్
- baptist in Malayalam
- സ്നാപകൻ, ബാപ്റ്റിസ്റ്റ്
- baptist in Kannada
- ಕ್ರೈಸ್ತಮತೀಯ ದೀಕ್ಷಾಸ್ನಾನ ಪಡೆದವ, ದೀಕ್ಷಾಸ್ನಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸುವವ
- baptist in Punjabi
- ਬੈਪਟਿਸਟ, ਬਾਪਟਿਸਟ
- baptist in Odia
- ବାପ୍ଟିଷ୍ଟ
- baptist in Nepali
- ब्याप्टिस्ट
Forms of baptist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | baptists |
| plural | Baptists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Baptist |
| superlative | most Baptist |
Origin of baptist
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Words formed from baptist
Phrases with baptist
Questions about baptist
- What does baptist mean?
- Baptist means a person who baptizes.
- What is baptist in Hindi?
- Baptist in Hindi is बैपटिस्ट. See Baptist meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is baptist?
- Baptist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce baptist?
- Baptist is pronounced /ˈbæptɪst/.
- What is the plural of baptist?
- The plural of baptist is baptists.
Words near baptist in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: baptist (page history and authors); Baptist (page history and authors); baptist (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Baptist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); baptist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baptist (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); baptist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baptist (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baptist (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); baptist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baptist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); baptist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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