Meaning Of The Word Anabaptist

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Anabaptist in American English
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
of this sect
adjective: of or pertaining to Anabaptists or Anabaptism
noun: a member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520, that denied the validity of infant baptism, baptized believers only, and advocated social and economic reforms as well as the complete separation of church and state

Anabaptist in British English
adjective: of or relating to these movements or sects or their doctrines
noun: 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

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