baptist

noun

bap·​tist ˈbap-tist 

 especially Southern  ˈbab-tist,

 also  ˈbab-dist

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

Examples of baptist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reared as a Baptist, he was used to being a Black participant in mostly white organizations. —Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Jan. 2023

The baptist pastor reportedly took his advocacy for circumventing the filibuster all the way to President Joe Biden in hopes of getting the 36-year Senate veteran’s backing to reform or circumvent the rule. —Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2021

David Arnett, a baptist minister and an uncle of the bride, officiated at an outdoor ceremony in front of about 50 guests, most of them family members. —New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021

The rally was held at a baptist church in Lithonia. —Sydney Shea, Washington Examiner, 29 Dec. 2020

Error 0: For many baptists, the largest denomination in the county, the change in worship has been a fairly smooth one. —David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2020

Although this isn't entirely unusual with independent baptists (including the Dugggars of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting fame) Barry's family has a number of strict rules in their home. —Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 6 Jan. 2020

In an upset, Republican incumbent Rep. Robert Pittenger lost his bid for a third term to Mark Harris, a former baptist pastor, by less than three percentage points. —Christianna Silva, Teen Vogue, 9 May 2018

Jones, who is known for prosecuting members of the Ku Klux Klan for the 1963 bombing of a black baptist church in Birmingham, is viewed as the Democratic front-runner. —Clare Foran, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Baptist

adjective

Bap·​tist

ˈbap-təst

: of or relating to any of several Protestant denominations practicing baptism by immersion

Baptist noun