Definition of Baptists. Meaning of Baptists. Synonyms of Baptists

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Definition of Baptists

Baptist
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.

Meaning of Baptists from wikipedia

- government. Baptists recognize generally two sacraments: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today may differ...
- The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States. It is...
- Reformed Baptists, also historically called Particular Baptists or Calvinistic Baptists, are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology (salvation belief)...
- Primitive Baptists – also known as Regular Baptists, Old School Baptists, Foot Washing Baptists, or, derisively, Hard S**** Baptists – are conservative...
- Independent Baptist churches (also called Independent Fundamental Baptists or IFB) are Christian congregations that generally hold to fundamentalist or...
- "anti-missions" or Primitive Baptists. Since arising in the late 19th-century, the influence of Primitive Baptists waned as "Missionary Baptists became the mainstream"...
- Free Will Baptists or Free Baptists are a group of General Baptist denominations of Christianity that teach free salvation and free will. The movement...
- Union University, Richmond, Virginia Includes Northern Baptists (1907–1950) and American Baptists (1950–present) Wayland Hoyt (1838–1910), minister and...
- Bootleggers and Baptists is a concept put forth by regulatory economist Bruce Yandle, derived from the observation that regulations are supported both...
- General Baptists are Baptists who hold the general or unlimited atonement view, the belief that Jesus Christ died for the entire world and not just for...