English Explanatory Dictionary

Anabaptist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
adj
  1. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
  2. Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Anabaptist.

Pronunciation

/ænəˈbæptɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Anabaptist.wav

Word forms

Anabaptist Anabaptists more Anabaptist most Anabaptist

Etymology

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

Derived words

Anabaptistic Anabaptistical Anabaptism
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