anabaptist

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Anabaptist¹

  • /ænəˈbæptɪst/

Where it 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.

noun Anabaptists · anabaptist

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

adjective more Anabaptist · most Anabaptist · anabaptist

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

anabaptist²

noun anabaptists

  1. alternative Alternative form of Anabaptist

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noun member of radical wing of Christians during Reformation

Españolanabaptista
Portuguêsanabatista
Françaisanabaptiste
DeutschWiedertäufer, Wiedertäuferin, Anabaptist, Anabaptistin
Italianoanabattista
Русскийанабапти́ст anabaptíst, анабапти́стка anabaptístka

noun member of present-day church

Españolanabaptista
Portuguêsanabatista
DeutschTäufer, Täuferin
Italianoanabattista

adj relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation

Deutschwiedertäuferisch, täuferisch, Wiedertäufer-, Täufer-, anabaptistisch

adj relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day

Deutschtäuferisch, Täufer-

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@misc{anabaptist_2026,
  title = {anabaptist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anabaptist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}