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Webster 1913 Edition
Anabaptist
Anˊa-bap′tist
,Noun.
[LL.
anabaptista
, fr. Gr. as if ἀναβαπτιστής
: cf. F. anabaptiste
.] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.
☞ In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism.
Webster 1828 Edition
Anabaptist
ANABAP'TIST
,Noun.
One who holds the doctrine of the baptism of adults, or of the invalidity of infant baptism, and the necessity of rebaptization in an adult age. One who maintains that baptism ought always to be performed by immersion.
Definition 2024
Anabaptist
Anabaptist
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English
Noun
Anabaptist (plural Anabaptists)
- A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation (such as a Mennonite, an Amish person, a Hutterite, a Brethren community, etc.).
- A member of any of several present-day churches.
Synonyms
- autem dipper (archaic cant)
Derived terms
- Anabaptistic, Anabaptistical, Anabaptism
Translations
member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation
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member of present-day church
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Adjective
Anabaptist (comparative more Anabaptist, superlative most Anabaptist)
- Relating to the Anabaptists.
anabaptist
anabaptist
See also: Anabaptist
English
Noun
anabaptist (plural anabaptists)
- (archaic, slang) A pickpocket caught in the act, and punished with the discipline of the pump or horse-pond.