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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   Alternative form of Anabaptist. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   adherent of Anabaptism wordnet
4. 4
   A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
2. 2
   Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.

Synonyms

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autem dipper

Example

More examples

"Tom abandoned Buddhism and became an Anabaptist."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

present day

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