anabaptist
/ænəˈbæptɪst/
anabaptist is the alternative form of Anabaptist.
Noun capitalized: Anabaptist
Anabaptist (plural Anabaptists)
- 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?2008, Toni Morrison, A Mercy, Chatto & Windus, page 95
- A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.
Adjective capitalized: Anabaptist
Anabaptist (comparative more Anabaptist, superlative most Anabaptist)
- Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.
- Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.
Forms of anabaptist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | anabaptists |
| plural | Anabaptists |
| alternative form | anabaptist |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Anabaptist |
| superlative | most Anabaptist |
Origin of anabaptist
From New Latin anabaptista, from the Ancient Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), itself from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) and βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”), equivalent to ana- + Baptist.
Words formed from anabaptist
Questions about anabaptist
- What does anabaptist mean?
- Anabaptist means a member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
- What is anabaptist the alternative form of?
- Anabaptist is the alternative form of Anabaptist.
- What part of speech is anabaptist?
- Anabaptist can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce anabaptist?
- Anabaptist is pronounced /ænəˈbæptɪst/.
- What is the plural of anabaptist?
- The plural of anabaptist is anabaptists.
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