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anabaptist

/ænəˈbæptɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
an-abap-tist
IPA
/ænəˈbæptɪst/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A member of any of several present-day churches descended from that origin.

adj

Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists during the Protestant Reformation.

adj

Relating to Anabaptism or the Anabaptists of the present-day.

noun

Alternative form of Anabaptist.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: anabaptista, ἀναβαπτισμός

Inflected Forms

Anabaptists (plural) more Anabaptist (comparative) most Anabaptist (superlative)

Derived Forms

Anabaptistic Anabaptistical Anabaptism

Rhymes With

baptist

Questions

How do you pronounce anabaptist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ænəˈbæptɪst/.
What does anabaptist mean?
A member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
Where does anabaptist come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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