anabaptism

Definition of Anabaptism in English :

Noun

1. anabaptism

a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Anabaptism

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noun

1.

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.

a member of a later Protestant sect holding the same doctrines, esp with regard to baptism

adjective

3.

of or relating to these movements or sects or their doctrines

Anabaptism

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noun

1.

a member of a radical 16th-cent. sect of the Reformation originating in Switzerland, often persecuted because they opposed the taking of oaths, infant baptism, military service, and the holding of public office

adjective

2.

of this sect

Anabaptism

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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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