Baptist denomination

Other forms: Baptist denominations

Definitions of Baptist denomination
  1. noun
    group of Baptist congregations
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    Protestant denomination
    group of Protestant congregations
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