baptist English · revision 15416

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1200|origins=grc βαπτίζω}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈbæptɪst/; /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|baptiste]], [[bor|fro|baptiste]],^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[la-ecc|baptista]],^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[grc|βαπτιστής|tr=baptistḗs|t=one who baptizes]], from [[m|grc|βαπτίζω|tr=baptízō|t=to immerse, baptize]] (see [[baptize]]).^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ One who baptizes, especially John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ: about 1200.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A member of the Protestant body holding that baptism should be given only to believers, generally by full immersion, is attested from 1654;^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) their opponents called them [[Anabaptist|alt=Anabaptists]].^(Etymonline) The adjective use is from 1717.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1200 – one who baptizes, John the Baptist.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1654 – a member of the Baptist church.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1717 – Baptist (adjective).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A member of a Protestant church that practises [[baptism]] only of believers, usually by full immersion.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person who baptizes; the Baptist, [[John the Baptist]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to the Baptist churches.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Anabaptism]]

+ * [[anabaptist]]

+ * [[baptism]]

+ * [[baptistery]]

+ * [[baptistry]]

+ * [[baptize]]

+ * [[Catabaptist]]

+ * [[pedobaptism]]

+ * [[pedobaptist]]

+ * [[rebaptism]]

+ * [[rebaptize]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}