noun, adj — 4 senses
/ænəˈbæptɪst/
Etymology From New Latin anabaptista, from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), itself from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) and βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”), equivalent to ana- + Baptist.
A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.
Etymology From New Latin anabaptista, from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), itself from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) and βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”), equivalent to ana- + Baptist.
Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.
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