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Anabaptist.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

  2. A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ænəˈbæptɪst/
  1. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.

  2. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.

Where this word comes from

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

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