baptist

noun/ˈbæptɪst/

Frequency rank: #4,984 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who belongs to the Baptist Christian denomination, which emphasizes baptism of adult believers by full immersion.

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Example sentence

My grandmother is a devoted baptist who attends church every Sunday without fail.

Synonyms & related words

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