baptist
/ˈbæbtɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.86 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
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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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbæbtɪst/