baptist
English
Etymology
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Pronunciation
Noun
baptist (plural baptists)
- A person who baptizes
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English Baptist.
Noun
baptist m (plural baptisten)
- (Christianity) Baptist (Protestant denomination practicing adult baptism, of English origin) [from 17th c.]
Usage notes
- Note that baptist is not synonymous with anabaptist or doopsgezinde.
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Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch baptiste.
Noun
baptist m (uncountable)
- (obsolete, Christianity) baptiser; epithet of John the Baptist.
- Synonym: baptista
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
baptist
- A baptist (one who performs a baptism)
- John the Baptist.
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Descendants
References
- “baptist (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
Etymology 2
From Old French bapteme.
Noun
baptist
- Alternative form of bapteme
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptister, definite plural baptistene)
- a Baptist
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptistar, definite plural baptistane)
- a Baptist
References
- “baptist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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