English Online Dictionary. What means baptist? What does baptist mean?
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/
- (US, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈbæbtɪst/, /ˈbæbdɪs(t)/, /ˈbæbdəs/
Noun
baptist (plural baptists)
- A person who baptizes.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Anagrams
- batspit
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑpˈtɪst/
- Hyphenation: bap‧tist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
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.
Derived terms
- baptistisch
Related terms
- baptisme
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: baptis, baptisan
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch baptiste.
Noun
baptist m (uncountable)
- (obsolete, Christianity) baptiser; epithet of John the Baptist.
- Synonym: baptista
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
baptist
- Alternative form of bapteme
Etymology 2
Noun
baptist
- Alternative form of baptiste
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptister, definite plural baptistene)
- Baptist
References
- “baptist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “baptist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin baptista, from Ancient Greek βαπτιστής (baptistḗs).
Noun
baptist m (definite singular baptisten, indefinite plural baptistar, definite plural baptistane)
- Baptist
References
- “baptist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French baptiste.
Noun
baptist m (plural baptiști, feminine equivalent baptistă)
- Baptist