Anabaptist

noun
/ænəˈbæptɪst/

Etymology

From New Latin anabaptista, from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), itself from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) and βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”), equivalent to ana- + Baptist.

  1. derived from anabaptista

Definitions

  1. A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet…

    A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.

    • Were the Anabaptists right? Was happiness Satan’s allure, his tantalizing deceit?
  2. A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.

  3. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.

    2. Alternative form of Anabaptist.

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