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baptist

noun bap·tist \ˈbap-tist, especially Southern ˈbab- also ˈbab-dist\

Definition of BAPTIST

1
:  one that baptizes
2
capitalized :  a member or adherent of an evangelical Protestant denomination marked by congregational polity and baptism by immersion of believers only
— Baptist adjective
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First Known Use of BAPTIST

13th century

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32 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. baptist
  2. American Baptist
  3. Arminian Baptist
  4. Calvinistic Baptist
  5. Conservative Baptist
  6. Duck River Baptist
  7. Free Baptist
  8. Freewill Baptist
  9. General Baptist
  10. General Six-Principle Baptist
  11. German Baptist Brethren
  12. Hard-Shell Baptist
  13. Independent Baptist
  14. John the Baptist
  15. Landmark Baptist
  16. Northern Baptist
  17. Old German Baptist Brethren
  18. Old School Baptist
  19. Particular Baptist
  20. Primitive Baptist
  21. Regular Baptist
  22. Saint John the Baptist's Day
  23. Scotch Baptist
  24. se-baptist
  25. Separate Baptist
  26. Seventh-Day Baptist
  27. Seventh-Day German Baptist
  28. Six-Principle Baptist
  29. Southern Baptist
  30. Stundo-Baptist
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