Anabaptist

An·a·bap·tist

 (ăn′ə-băp′tĭst)

n.

An adherent of a Protestant religious movement that began in 16th-century Europe, viewing baptism solely as an external sign of a believer's conscious acceptance of faith, rejecting infant baptism, advocating the separation of church from state, and practicing simple living and the shunning of nonbelievers.

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[From Late Greek anabaptizein, to baptize again : Greek ana-, ana- + Greek baptizein, to baptize (from baptein, to dip).]

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An′a·bap′tism n.

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Anabaptist

(ˌænəˈbæptɪst)

n

1. (Protestantism) a member of any of various 16th-century Protestant movements that rejected infant baptism, insisted that adults be rebaptized, and sought to establish Christian communism

2. (Protestantism) a member of a later Protestant sect holding the same doctrines, esp with regard to baptism

adj

of or relating to these movements or sects or their doctrines

[C16: from Ecclesiastical Latin anabaptista, from anabaptīzāre to baptize again, from Late Greek anabaptizein; see ana-, baptize]

ˌAnaˈbaptism n

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An•a•bap•tist

(ˌæn əˈbæp tɪst)

n.

1. a member of any of various 16th-century Protestant sects that baptized adult believers and advocated social reforms as well as separation of church and state.

adj.

2. of or pertaining to Anabaptists or Anabaptism.

[1525–35; < New Latin anabaptista= Medieval Latin anabapt(īzāre) to rebaptize (< Late Greek anabaptizein; see ana-, baptize) + -ista -ist]

An`a•bap′tism, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Anabaptist - adherent of Anabaptism     Anabaptist denomination - a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers Mennonite - a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life Protestant - an adherent of Protestantism

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Translations

anabaptiste

anabattista

Anabaptist

n → Anabaptist(in) m(f), → Wiedertäufer(in) m(f)

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