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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Baptist \Bap"tist\, n. [L. baptista, G. ?] 1. One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ. --Milton. 2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that baptism should be administered to believers alone, and should be by immersion. See {Anabaptist}. Note: In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and moderation. --Amer. Cyc. {Freewill Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in doctrine, and practice open communion. {Seventh-day Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who keep the seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See {Sabbatarian}. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also Baptists. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Baptist adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church; "Baptist baptismal practices" [syn: {Baptist}] n : follower of Baptistic doctrines [syn: {Baptist}]
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