baptist denomination

Noun
  1. Group of Baptist congregations (synset 108106593)
    is a type of: protestant denomination - group of Protestant congregations
    subtypes:
    • arminian baptist, general baptist - group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
    • calvinistic baptist, particular baptist - group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
    • church of the brethren, dippers, dunkers - a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
    is a part of: baptist church, baptists - any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

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