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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Anabaptism

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 Johan Huizinga

It was not so much positive doctrines as an attitude of mind that was the ruling spirit in Anabaptism and like movements.

From German Culture Past and Present by Ernest Belfort Bax

I do not propose to trace his evolution from Anabaptism to Agnosticism.

From The Book-Bills of Narcissus An Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne by Richard Le Gallienne

One of the best historians of the Reformation, Walter Köhler, calls Erasmus one of the spiritual fathers of Anabaptism.

From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Johan Huizinga

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