baptist

Everyday

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 →

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.