BAPTISTS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Baptists mean? 

• BAPTISTS (noun)
  The noun BAPTISTS has 1 sense:

1. any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

  Familiarity information: BAPTISTS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BAPTISTS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Baptist Church; Baptists

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)