baptist
See also: 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
- IPA(key): /ˈbæptɪst/
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Translations
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑpˈtɪst/
- Hyphenation: bap‧tist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaptist(ə)/
Related terms
References
- “baptist (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-28.
Etymology 2
From Old French bapteme.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptister, definite plural baptistene)
- a Baptist
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptistar, definite plural baptistane)
- a Baptist
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