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baptist

UK //ˈbæptɪst//US //ˈbæptɪst//

词源

源自希腊语 'baptistēs'(施洗者),与 'baptize'(施洗)同源,最初指施洗约翰(John the Baptist)。

noun

❶ 浸信会成员,基督教新教的一个派别,主张成年后通过全身浸入水中受洗。

“He was raised as a Baptist and attended church every Sunday.”

(他从小在浸信会长大,每周日都会去教堂。)

“The Baptist church in our town has a strong community presence.”

(我们镇上的浸信会教堂在社区中很有影响力。)

同义词:Anabaptist, believer, Protestant

常见短语

Baptist church — 浸信会教堂,指浸信会信徒进行礼拜和宗教活动的场所。

“They got married in a small Baptist church in the countryside.”

(他们在乡村的一个小浸信会教堂结了婚。)

Southern Baptist — 南方浸信会,美国最大的浸信会分支,以保守的基督教教义著称。

“The Southern Baptist Convention is one of the largest Protestant denominations in the U.S.”

(南方浸信会是美国最大的新教教派之一。)