anabaptist

/,ænə'bæptist/

Thân thiện

An Anabaptist baptizes an adult in a river.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A member of a Protestant Christian movement originating in the 16th century, characterized by the belief in adult baptism upon a personal confession of faith: An Anabaptist is an adherent of Anabaptism, a movement that rejects infant baptism, emphasizing voluntary, conscious baptism of believers.

Usage

• The term "Anabaptist" is used as a noun to refer to a person belonging to this specific historical and religious group. It is often capitalized.
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Advanced Usage

• Historical Context: The term originally carried a pejorative meaning ("re-baptizer") given by opponents, as these believers baptized adults who had already been baptized as infants.
• Theological Distinction: In theological discussions, "Anabaptist" distinguishes this believer's church tradition from mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions on the nature of the church, baptism, and nonresistance.

Variants and Related Words

• Anabaptism (noun): The doctrine, beliefs, or practices of the Anabaptists.
  • Anabaptism emphasizes pacifism and community.
• Anabaptistic (adjective): Pertaining to Anabaptists or Anabaptism.
  • He studied Anabaptistic theology.

Synonyms

• Rebaptizer (historical, often pejorative)
• Believer's baptism advocate

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Believer's baptism: The practice of baptizing only those who consciously profess faith, central to Anabaptist belief.
• Radical Reformation: The wing of the Protestant Reformation to which the Anabaptist movement is historically linked.

Học thuật

Noun

1. adherent of Anabaptism

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