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Baptist

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Số nhiều: baptists

This term carries a strong association with the ritual of immersion, evoking images of full submersion in water to symbolize spiritual rebirth. In a denominational sense, it suggests a belief system centered on adult conversion rather than infant initiation. When used as a title, such as in the case of John the Baptist, the word shifts from a sectarian label to a functional role, describing the specific act of performing the ritual regardless of the specific church organization.

Countable when referring to an individual person who belongs to the faith or performs the ritual.

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[a person]

A member of a Christian denomination that believes baptism should be limited to persons who have made a profession of faith and should be performed by immersion.

"She grew up in a small Baptist church in the rural South."

Danh từ

[a person]

A person who administers the rite of baptism.

"John the Baptist is central to the narratives of both the Old and New Testaments."

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