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Definition: Baptists |
BaptistsNoun1. Any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Baptists" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: BaptistsSynonym: Baptist Church (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Baptists |
| English words defined with "Baptists": American Baptist Convention ♦ Freewill Baptists ♦ Northern Baptist Convention ♦ Southern Baptist Convention. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Baptists": Holy Communion ♦ Particular Baptists ♦ Sabiens, Six-Principle Baptists. (references) |
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Screenplays | Some men are Baptists, others Catholics, my father was an oldsmobile man. (A Christmas Story; writing credit: Leigh Brown; Bob Clark) It's those God-damned Baptists! (Needful Things; writing credit: W.D. Richter) | |
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Civil Liberties | Turkmenistan | The Baptists were prohibited from returning to Mary. (references) |
Italy | The Government has signed intese with the Baptists, Lutherans, and the Adventists. (references) | |
Turkmenistan | In December 2000, three Turkmen Baptists were forced to sign documents relinquishing to the Government their homes that they had used for religious purposes. (references) | |
Economic History | Sweden | The Christian Democrats have their voter base among those who belong to free churches -- Methodists, Baptists, etc. (references) |
Turkmenistan | The persecution of minority religious faiths is common, with particularly severe measures directed toward Baptists, Pentecostalists, Seventh-Day Adventists, Hare Krinsha, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Baha'i. (references) | |
Romania | The 1992 census indicates that 1% of the population is Greek Catholic, as opposed to about 10% prior to 1948. Roman Catholics, largely ethnic Hungarians and Germans, constitute about 5% of the population; Calvinists, Baptists, Pentecostals, and Lutherans make up another 5%. There are smaller numbers of Unitarians, Muslims, and other religions. (references) | |
Human Rights | Turkmenistan | Local police officials prohibited the Baptists from returning to Mary. (references) |
Minorities | Romania | In some areas, Orthodox clergy threatened Baptists ministers in order to make them leave the localities. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | The same area was the scene of a land conflict between Baptists and their neighbors in August 1998; however, there were no reports of such conflicts during the year. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Baptists" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 95.96% of the time. "Baptists" is used about 99 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 95.96% | 95 | 33,629 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.04% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 99 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "Baptists": Freewill Baptists ♦ German Baptists. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "Baptists": John-the-baptists. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "Baptists"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 浸礼会教友 (Baptist). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szombatosok (seventh-day baptists). (various references) | |
Italian | battisti. (various references) | |
Korean | 침례교도 (Baptist). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aptistsbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | batistas. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Baptists" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: baptizatus, batpist, birtists. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Baptists" (pronounced ba"ptusts, ba"ptuss , or ba"ptus) |
| 5 | -t u s t s | artists, clarinetists, cultists, dentists, elitists, leftists, orthodontists, rightists, scientists, separatists. |
| 4 | -u s t s | abolitionists, abortionists, activists, agonists, agronomists, analysts, anarchists, anesthesiologists, animists, antagonists, anthropologists, apologists, aquarists, archaeologists, archivists, arsonists, atheists, ballasts, balloonists, behaviorists, bicyclists, biologists, botanists, breakfasts, capitalists, cardiologists, cartoonists, catalysts, centralists, colonialists, colonists, columnists, communists, conformists, conservationists, criminologists, cyclists, dermatologists, druggists, ecologists, economists, editorialists, endocrinologists, entomologists, environmentalists, epidemiologists, ethicists, exhibitionists, extremists, fascists, fatalists, federalists, feminists, fetishists, finalists, florists, forests, fundamentalists, generalists, geneticists, geologists, guitarists, gynecologists, harvests, herbalists, hobbyists, humanists, hygienists, idealists, ideologists, illusionists, imperialists, impressionists, individualists, industrialists, institutionalists, instrumentalists, interests, internationalists, internists, interventionists, isolationists, journalists, kremlinologists, linguists, lobbyists, locusts, loyalists, lyricists, machinists, medalists, meteorologists, militarists, modernists, moralists, motorcyclists, motorists, nationalists, naturalists, neurologists, nihilists, nonconformists, novelists, nutritionists, obstructionists, oncologists, ophthalmologists, opportunists, orthopedists, pacifists, paleontologists, panelists, pathologists, pharmacists, philanthropists, pianists, populists, preservationists, propagandists, protagonists, protectionists, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, purists, racists, radiologists, rainforests, rapists, realists, receptionists, reservationists, reservists, revolutionists, satirists, secessionists, secularists, segregationists, seismologists, semifinalists, socialists, sociologists, specialists, spiritualists, strategists, supremacists, survivalists, symbolists, technologists, televangelists, theorists, therapists, toxicologists, traditionalists, ultranationalists, urologists, violinists, virologists. |
| 3 | -s t s | adjusts, armrests, arrests, assists, attests, bassists, beasts, bequests, blasts, boasts, boosts, breasts, broadcasts, bursts, busts, careerists, castes, casts, centrists, chartists, chemists, chests, chloroplasts, coasts, cohosts, conquests, consists, consumerists, contests, contexts, contrasts, costs, crests, crusts, cysts, digests, disgusts, distrusts, divests, dusts, enlists, enthusiasts, evangelists, exhausts, exists, fasts, feasts, firsts, fists, flavorists, forecasts, frosts, futurists, ghosts, guests, guideposts, gusts, gymnasts, harpists, headrests, hoists, hosts, humorists, infests, insists, invests, jests, joists, jurists, lambastes, lampposts, lasts, lists, manifests, masts, mists, molests, monarchists, monetarists, nests, newscasts, numismatists, optimists, optometrists, outbursts, outcasts, outposts, pastes, pasts, persists, pessimists, pests, physicists, poltergeists, posts, pragmatists, preexists, priests, protests, provosts, publicists, quests, recidivists, reformists, Reinvests, requests, resists, rests, retests, revisionists, ripostes, roasts, rusts, schists, signposts, soloists, statists, sternposts, stylists, suffragists, suggests, tastes, telecasts, terrorists, testes, tests, texts, thrusts, toasts, toothpastes, tourists, trusts, twists, typists, unionists, vests, waists, wastes, wrists, yeasts. |
| 4 | -p t u s | eucalyptus. |
| 3 | -t u s | apparatus, apprentice, armistice, arthritis, asbestos, berettas, bronchitis, cactus, calamitous, circuitous, countess, detritus, duplicitous, emeritus, encephalitis, felicitous, fetus, fortuitous, gastritis, glottis, gratis, gratuitous, gravitas, hepatitis, hiatus, hostess, impetus, injustice, justice, laryngitis, lattice, lettuce, Lotus, malpractice, margaritas, mastoiditis, meningitis, momentous, notice, osteoarthritis, portentous, poultice, precipitous, priestess, prophetess, prospectus, riotous, robustas, serendipitous, situs, solicitous, status, Stratus, tortoise, treatise, ubiquitous. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-p-s-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: baptist. | |
-2 letters: pastis, spaits. | |
-3 letters: apsis, aspis, baits, basis, bassi, basts, batts, bitts, isbas, pasts, pitas, satis, spait, spats, spits, stabs, stats, tapis. | |
-4 letters: aits, asps, bait, baps, bass, bast, bats, batt, bias, bits, bitt, isba, pass, past, pats, pias, piss, pita, pits, psis, psst, sabs, saps, sati, sibs, sips, sits, spas, spat, spit, stab, stat, tabs, taps, tass, tats, tips, tits. | |
-5 letters: abs, ais, ait, apt, asp, ass, att, bap, bas, bat, bis, bit, its, pas, pat, pia, pis, pit, psi, sab, sap, sat, sib, sip, sis, sit, spa, tab, tap, tas, tat, tip, tis, tit. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-p-s-s-t-t" | |
+3 letters: baptistries, battleships. | |
+4 letters: baptisteries. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 61 70 74 69 73 74 73 |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- .--. - .. ... - ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01110000 01110100 01101001 01110011 01110100 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a p t i s t s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0070 0074 0069 0073 0074 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3667828675858685 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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