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Baptist

One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ.

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Dunker 76% connected

One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tunker 76% connected

Same as Dunker.

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Protestant 76% connected

One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Baptism 74% connected

The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Baptism 74% connected

The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person, as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is initiated into the visible church of…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Baptistic 74% connected

Of or for baptism; baptismal.

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Baptistic 74% connected

Of or for baptism; baptismal.

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