Baptist vs Lutheran - What's the difference?

baptist | lutheran |


As nouns the difference between baptist and lutheran

is that baptist is a person who baptizes while lutheran is a lutheran (a member of a lutheran church).

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

baptist

English

Noun

  • A Protestant denomination of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers, as opposed to the baptism of infants.
  • An adherent of this denomination.
  • Hypernyms

    * Protestant

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.
  • lutheran

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the theology of (Martin Luther) or its followers.
  • A Lutheran understanding of the Lord's Supper is not the same as that of other denominations.

    Synonyms

    * Evangelical Lutheran

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of any of the Christian churches of which identify with the theology of (Martin Luther).
  • The split between the Lutherans and the Roman Catholics began with the Edict of Worms in 1521

    Hypernyms

    * Protestant

    See also

    * Lutheranism ;List of Lutheran Denominations * * * * * * * * * * English eponyms