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Anabaptism

ana·bap·tism

UK/ænəˈbæptɪzm/ uncommon

noun

1.

belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state

Origin

From Latin anabaptismus, from ecclesiastical Koine Greek ἀναβαπτισμός (anabaptismós), from ἀνα- (ana-, “re-”) + βαπτισμός (baptismós, “baptism”) (compare modern Greek αναβαπτισμός (anavaptismós)); cognate with French anabaptisme. See anabaptize.

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