Anabaptist
See also: anabaptist
English
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Alternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin anabaptista, from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), itself from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) and βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”).
Noun
editAnabaptist (plural Anabaptists)
- A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
- 2008, Toni Morrison, A Mercy, Chatto & Windus, page 95:
- Were the Anabaptists right? Was happiness Satan’s allure, his tantalizing deceit?
- A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.
Synonyms
edit- autem dipper (archaic cant)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editmember of radical wing of Christians during Reformation
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member of present-day church
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Adjective
editAnabaptist (comparative more Anabaptist, superlative most Anabaptist)
- Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
- Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.
Translations
editrelating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation
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relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day
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Plautdietsch
editNoun
editAnabaptist m (plural Anabaptisten)
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