Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Baptist \Bap"tist\, n. [L. baptista, G. ?]
   1. One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to
      John, the forerunner of Christ. --Milton.

   2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity
      of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that
      baptism should be administered to believers alone, and
      should be by immersion. See {Anabaptist}.

   Note: In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United
         States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and
         moderation. --Amer. Cyc.

   {Freewill Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in
      doctrine, and practice open communion.

   {Seventh-day Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who keep the
      seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See
      {Sabbatarian}. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also
      Baptists.

Source : WordNet®

Baptist
     adj : of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Baptist church;
           "Baptist baptismal practices"; "a Baptist minister"
           [syn: {Baptistic}]

Baptist
     n : follower of Baptistic doctrines