adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbæptɪst/
US, dialectal:/ˈbæbtɪst/
US, dialectal:/ˈbæbdɪs(t)/
US, dialectal:/ˈbæbdəs/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person who baptizes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
follower of Baptistic doctrines
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English baptist, baptiste, borrowed from Old French baptiste, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
baptista
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Dutch:
baptistisch
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Esperanto:
baptisma
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Finnish:
baptisti
— of the Baptist religious denomination
French:
baptiste
— of the Baptist religious denomination
German:
baptistisch
— of the Baptist religious denomination
German:
Baptisten-
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Hungarian:
baptista
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Korean:
침례교
(chimnyegyo)
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Polish:
baptystyczny
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Portuguese:
batista
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Romanian:
baptist
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Russian:
бапти́стский
(baptístskij)
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Spanish:
baptista
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Swedish:
baptistisk
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Yiddish:
באַפּטיסטיש
(baptistish)
— of the Baptist religious denomination
Belarusian:
бапты́ст
(baptýst)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Belarusian:
бапты́стка
(baptýstka)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Bulgarian:
бапти́ст
(baptíst)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Bulgarian:
бапти́стка
(baptístka)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Catalan:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Chinese Mandarin:
浸信會教友 /浸信会教友
(Jìnxìnhuì jiàoyǒu)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Chinese Mandarin:
浸禮宗教友 /浸礼宗教友
(Jìnlǐzōng jiàoyǒu)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Czech:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Czech:
baptistka
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Danish:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Dutch:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Estonian:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Finnish:
baptisti
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
French:
baptiste
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Galician:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Georgian:
ბაპტისტი
(baṗṭisṭi)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
German:
Baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
German:
Baptistin
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Greek:
βαπτιστής
(vaptistís)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Greek:
βαπτίστρια
(vaptístria)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Hungarian:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Icelandic:
baptisti
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Ingrian:
baptisti
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Italian:
battista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Japanese:
バプテスト
(baputesuto)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Kazakh:
баптист
(baptist)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Latvian:
baptists
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Latvian:
baptiste
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Lithuanian:
bapti̇̀stas
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Lithuanian:
bapti̇̀stė
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Macedonian:
баптист
(baptist)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Macedonian:
баптистка
(baptistka)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Norwegian Bokmål:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Norwegian Nynorsk:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Polish:
baptysta
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Polish:
baptystka
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Portuguese:
batista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Romanian:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Romanian:
baptistă
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Russian:
бапти́ст
(baptíst)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Russian:
бапти́стка
(baptístka)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Serbo-Croatian:
ба̀птист
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Serbo-Croatian:
bàptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Slovak:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Slovak:
baptistka
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Slovene:
baptíst
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Slovene:
baptístka
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Spanish:
baptista
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Swedish:
baptist
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Ukrainian:
бапти́ст
(baptýst)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Ukrainian:
бапти́стка
(baptýstka)
— adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity
Armenian:
մկրտիչ
(mkrtičʻ)
— person who baptizes
Catalan:
baptista
— person who baptizes
Coptic:
ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ
(baptistēs)
— person who baptizes
Esperanto:
baptisto
— person who baptizes
Esperanto:
baptistino
— person who baptizes
Finnish:
kastaja
— person who baptizes
French:
baptiseur
— person who baptizes
French:
baptiseuse
— person who baptizes
French:
baptiste
— person who baptizes
French:
baptisateur
— person who baptizes
French:
baptisatrice
— person who baptizes
German:
Täufer
— person who baptizes
German:
Täuferin
— person who baptizes
German:
Täuferinn
— person who baptizes
Ancient Greek:
βαπτιστής
(baptistḗs)
— person who baptizes
Latin:
baptista
— person who baptizes
Latin:
baptizātor
— person who baptizes
Latin:
baptizātrīx
— person who baptizes
Māori:
kaiiriiri
— person who baptizes
Norwegian Bokmål:
døper
— person who baptizes
Norwegian Nynorsk:
døypar
— person who baptizes
Portuguese:
batista
— person who baptizes
Portuguese:
baptista
— person who baptizes
Romanian:
baptist
— person who baptizes
Romanian:
baptistă
— person who baptizes
Russian:
крести́тель
(krestítelʹ)
— person who baptizes
