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# baptists

noun, plural (Baptists; singular a Baptist)

«baptists» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(church) Baptists are members of Protestant Christian churches that baptise only believers old enough to choose, usually by full immersion in water, and in which each local church largely runs itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#m1)

### In the lessons

Baptists are a big group in the USA (including the Southern Baptists), and are found in Wales, England, Australia, Canada and Africa. Famous Baptists include Martin Luther King Jr. Baptist services include hymns, Bible reading, sermon and prayer. Phrases: Southern Baptists, the Baptists down the road, Baptists and Methodists.

### Examples

- Baptists believe people should choose to be baptised. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x1)
- Many Baptists live in the southern United States. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x2)
- The Baptists held a picnic after the baptism in the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x3)
- Baptists and Methodists sang together at the town service. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x4)
- Martin Luther King Jr's father was also a Baptist minister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x5)
- Baptists usually baptise by putting people right under the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/#x6)

### Note

Capital B; plural of Baptist. John the Baptist is a single Bible person, not a member of these churches.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «baptists» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/baptists/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«baptists» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/baptists.html) on Mova free.