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BAPTISTS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

Synonyms:

Baptist Church; Baptists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Baptists" is a kind of...):

Protestant denomination (group of Protestant congregations)

Meronyms (parts of "Baptists"):

Baptist denomination (group of Baptist congregations)

Meronyms (members of "Baptists"):

Baptist (follower of Baptistic doctrines)

Credits