Anabaptism

American  

[an-uh-bap-tiz-uhm] / ˌæn əˈbæpˌtɪz əm /

noun

1. a branch of Christianity, beginning in Europe after 1520, that denies the validity of infant baptism, baptizes believers only, and traditionally emphasizes simplicity, compassion, nonviolence, and the separation of church and state.

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Example Sentences

Anabaptism is a Christian movement dating back to 16th century Europe centered around a literal interpretation of Jesus' teachings and adult baptism.

From Reuters • Oct. 19, 2021

For a considerable part, however, this community of ideas must, no doubt, have been based on peculiarities of religious consciousness in the Netherlands, whence Erasmus sprang, and where Anabaptism found such a receptive soil.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan

Anabaptism no doubt was accounted a social as well as a theological crime; but no one ever dreamed of regarding Ann Ascue or Frith as politically dangerous.

From England under the Tudors by Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald)

Baillie, Robert— on Anabaptism, 254 n. on Giles Randall, 256 n.;

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Jones, Rufus Matthew

It was Anabaptism of the original type and conducted on the old theologico-ethical lines.

From German Culture Past and Present by Bax, Ernest Belfort