Baptists

/ˈbæptɪsts/ noun

Members of a Christian denomination that practices adult baptism and believes in individual freedom of conscience.

From Greek baptizein 'to dip or immerse' + -ist (one who practices). The term emerged in the 16th century to describe Protestants who rejected infant baptism.

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