Anabaptist

Definition

A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Were the Anabaptists right? Was happiness Satan’s allure, his tantalizing deceit?"