{Freewill Baptists}. See under {Baptist}. [1913 Webster]
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Freewill Baptists — Baptist Bap tist (b[a^]p t[i^]st), n. [L. baptista, Gr. baptisth s.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who administers baptism; specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Baptists — • A Protestant denomination which exists chiefly in English speaking countries and owes its name to its characteristic doctrine and practice regarding baptism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Baptists Baptists … Catholic encyclopedia
Baptists in the United States — Brief historyThe origins of the Baptist faith go back to the Reformation in England in the sixteenth century. Various dissenters, known as Puritans , called for the Church of England to be stripped of its remaining Catholic influences and return… … Wikipedia
freewill baptist — noun Usage: usually capitalized F&B : a member of one of three Baptist groups including an original group and dissenting Bullockites and United American Freewill Baptists that hold Arminian doctrines and observe open communion and except among… … Useful english dictionary
freewill — free will free will, freewill free will , a. Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a freewill offering. [1913 Webster] {Freewill Baptists}. See under {Baptist}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seventh-day Baptists — Baptist Bap tist (b[a^]p t[i^]st), n. [L. baptista, Gr. baptisth s.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who administers baptism; specifically applied to John, the forerunner of Christ. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Interstate & Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptists Association — Organized in 1951 as the Interstate and Foreign Missionary Baptist Associational Assembly of America, this group is now known as the Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association of America (IFLMBA). Its purpose is to encourage… … Wikipedia
Free Will Baptist Church — (or Free Will Baptists) is a group of churches that share a common history, name, and an acceptance of the Arminian theology of free grace, free salvation, and free will, based on the idea of general atonement. Free Will Baptists share similar… … Wikipedia
Benjamin Randall — BaptistBenjamin Randall (1749 1808), born into a sea captain s family and a former orderly in the American Revolutionary War, was the main influence in organizing the Freewill Baptists in the northeastern United States. Benjaming Randall was… … Wikipedia
The Morning Star (19th century U.S. newspaper) — The Morning Star was a weekly newspaper owned and published by Freewill Baptists in 19th century New England, which campaigned vigorously for the abolition of slavery long before such a political stance was widely considered to be respectable in… … Wikipedia
