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parabaptist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parabap-tist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person carrying out unlawful baptisms, especially in the early Church.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραβαπτιστής (parabaptistḗs), from παραβαπτίζω (parabaptízō, “to baptize without authority”). By surface analysis, para- + baptist.

Inflected Forms

parabaptists (plural)

Questions

What does parabaptist mean?
A person carrying out unlawful baptisms, especially in the early Church.
Where does parabaptist come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραβαπτιστής (parabaptistḗs), from παραβαπτίζω (parabaptízō, “to baptize without authority”). By surface analysis, para- + baptist.

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