Meanings
nounGeneral Baptist (plural General Baptists)
plural General Baptists
- ChristianityA Baptist holding to the doctrine of general atonement.
Synonyms & antonyms
noungroup of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
Similar
Arminian Baptist
Broader
Baptist denomination
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
General Baptist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/General%20Baptist
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Chicago
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