Definition of baptist Baptist

/bæˈptʌst/ - [batptust] - Bap•tist

We found 8 definitions of baptist from 5 different sources.

What does baptist mean?

WordNet

Noun
baptist - follower of Baptistic doctrines
		protestant an adherent of Protestantism
		baptist church, baptists any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
		dunkard, tunker, dunker an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
		northern baptist a member of the American Baptist Convention

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Wiktionary

baptist (Noun)
A Protestant denomination of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers, as opposed to the baptism of infants.
baptist (Noun)
An adherent of this denomination.
baptist (Adjective)
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

baptist (n.)
One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.
baptist (n.)
One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See Anabaptist.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

baptist
This term, used in the singular and with an initial capital letter, refers to St. John who instituted the sacrament of baptism. Baptist means: "The one who baptizes".

Wikipedia

Baptist is a word describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The tradition takes its name from the belief that followers of Jesus Christ should be placed in water to show their faith. Baptists do not practice infant baptism.

In 1639, Roger Williams began a Baptist church in Providence, Rhode Island and John Clarke began a Baptist church in Newport, Rhode Island. It is not clear which church opened first. Records for both churches are missing information.

Baptist beliefs and principles.

Baptist churches do not have a central principal authority. Therefore, beliefs are not the same from one Baptist church to another, mainly beliefs that may be considered minor. However, on major issues, most are held in common among almost all Baptist churches.

Baptists share so-called "orthodox" Christian beliefs with most other moderate or conservative Christian denominations. Some of them are beliefs about one God; Jesus' death, burial, and bodily resurrection; the Trinity (the divinity of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, together with God the Father); the need for salvation; grace; and evangelism and missions.

Membership.

There are over 90 million Baptists in the world in nearly 300,000 churches. There are about 47 million members in the United States. Other large populations of Baptists also exist in Asia, Africa and Latin America. There are 2.4 million Baptists in India, 2.3 million in Nigeria, 1.9 millio