Meanings
baptist1
Baptist2
nounBaptist (countable and uncountable, plural Baptists)
plural Baptists
- countableuncountableAn 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.
adjectiveBaptist (comparative more Baptist, superlative most Baptist)
comparative more Baptist · superlative most Baptist
- Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
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.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate
Origin
- Ancient Greekβαπτιστής
- Late Latinbaptista
- Old Frenchbaptiste
- Middle Englishbaptist
- Englishbaptist
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
More words from Middle English, Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βαπτιστής
- βαπτιστής (baptistḗs)person who baptizes
Bulgarian бапти́ст, бапти́стка
- бапти́ст (baptíst)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- бапти́стка (baptístka)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Catalan baptista, baptista
- baptistaperson who baptizes
- baptistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistaof the Baptist religious denomination
Chinese Mandarin 浸信會教友 /浸信会教友, 浸禮宗教友 /浸礼宗教友
- 浸信會教友 /浸信会教友 (Jìnxìnhuì jiàoyǒu)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- 浸禮宗教友 /浸礼宗教友 (Jìnlǐzōng jiàoyǒu)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Czech baptista, baptistka
- baptistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistkaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Danish baptist
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Dutch baptist, baptistisch
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistischof the Baptist religious denomination
Esperanto baptisto, baptistino
- baptistoperson who baptizes
- baptistinoperson who baptizes
- baptismaof the Baptist religious denomination
Estonian baptist
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Finnish kastaja, baptisti
- kastajaperson who baptizes
- baptistiadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistiof the Baptist religious denomination
French baptiseur, baptiseuse
- baptiseurperson who baptizes
- baptiseuseperson who baptizes
- baptisteperson who baptizes
- baptisateurperson who baptizes
- baptisatriceperson who baptizes
- baptisteadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptisteof the Baptist religious denomination
German Täufer, Täuferin
- Täuferperson who baptizes
- Täuferinperson who baptizes
- Täuferinnperson who baptizes
- Baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- Baptistinadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistischof the Baptist religious denomination
- Baptisten-of the Baptist religious denomination
Greek βαπτιστής, βαπτίστρια
- βαπτιστής (vaptistís)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- βαπτίστρια (vaptístria)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Hungarian baptista, baptista
- baptistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistaof the Baptist religious denomination
Icelandic baptisti
- baptistiadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Italian battista
- battistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Japanese バプテスト
- バプテスト (baputesuto)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Korean 침례교
- 침례교 (chimnyegyo)of the Baptist religious denomination
Latin baptista, baptizātor
- baptistaperson who baptizes
- baptizātorperson who baptizes
- baptizātrīxperson who baptizes
Latvian baptists, baptiste
- baptistsadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptisteadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Lithuanian bapti̇̀stas, bapti̇̀stė
- bapti̇̀stasadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- bapti̇̀stėadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Māori kaiiriiri
- kaiiriiriperson who baptizes
Norwegian Bokmål døper, baptist
- døperperson who baptizes
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Polish baptysta, baptystka
- baptystaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptystkaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptystycznyof the Baptist religious denomination
Portuguese batista, baptista
- batistaperson who baptizes
- baptistaperson who baptizes
- batistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- batistaof the Baptist religious denomination
Romanian baptist, baptistă
- baptistperson who baptizes
- baptistăperson who baptizes
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistăadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistof the Baptist religious denomination
Russian крести́тель, бапти́ст
- крести́тель (krestítelʹ)person who baptizes
- бапти́ст (baptíst)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- бапти́стка (baptístka)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- бапти́стский (baptístskij)of the Baptist religious denomination
Slovak baptista, baptistka
- baptistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistkaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Spanish bautista, baptista
- bautistaperson who baptizes
- baptistaadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistaof the Baptist religious denomination
Swedish döpare, döperska
- döpareperson who baptizes
- döperskaperson who baptizes
- baptistadherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- baptistiskof the Baptist religious denomination
Ukrainian бапти́ст, бапти́стка
- бапти́ст (baptýst)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
- бапти́стка (baptýstka)adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Yiddish באַפּטיסטיש
- באַפּטיסטיש (baptistish)of the Baptist religious denomination
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APA
baptist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptist
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“baptist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baptist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baptist.
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