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nounfollower of Baptistic doctrinestype of:
Definition that contains baptist
- king United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
- jordan a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
- baptist follower of Baptistic doctrines
- salome woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
- mennonite a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life
- dippers a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
- dunkers a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
- dunker an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
- mandeanism a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs
- amish sect an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania