baptist
part of speech
noun (a Baptist, Baptists; John the Baptist); adjective (Baptist)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) A Baptist is a member of a Protestant Christian church that baptises only people old enough to say they believe, usually by putting them fully under water. tree →
2) (Bible) John the Baptist was the prophet who baptised people in the river Jordan, including Jesus, and told them to get ready for God's kingdom. tree →
3) Baptist (adjective) describes these churches, as in "a Baptist chapel". tree →
sense in the lessons
Baptist churches are common in the USA (especially in the South), in Wales and in Australia; each church usually runs its own affairs. In nativity and Easter lessons, John the Baptist appears wearing camel hair and eating locusts and wild honey. Phrases: the Baptist church, Southern Baptist, John the Baptist.
examples
- Our neighbours go to the Baptist church on the corner. tree →
- John the Baptist lived in the desert and ate locusts. tree →
- Baptists are baptised when they decide to follow Jesus. tree →
- Martin Luther King Jr was a Baptist minister. tree →
- The Baptist chapel has a pool under the floor for baptisms. tree →
- John the Baptist said, "Someone greater than me is coming." tree →
- It was not nearly so big as its mother; only about the size of a Baptist chapel. tree →
note
Capital B for the church and its members. Plural Baptists. Different from "baptism" (the ceremony) and "baptise" (the verb). John the Baptist is not the same John as the disciple John.
In the corpora
- Baptists and many Pentecostal churches baptise people old enough to decide, usually by full immersion, which means going right under the water.
- Protestant churches stress the Bible, faith and grace, and include Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians.
- Baptist churches baptise believers by full immersion and let each congregation govern itself.
Trees and pragmatics
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