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Baptist

bap·tist

UK/ˈbæptɪst/ US/ˈbæbtɪst/ fairly common

noun

1.

follower of Baptistic doctrines

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church

  • “Baptist baptismal practices”
  • “a Baptist minister”
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Origin

From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).

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