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German Baptist Brethren

noun

Church of the Brethren.

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British Dictionary definitions for german baptist brethren

German Baptist Brethren

pl n

a Protestant sect founded in 1708 in Germany but who migrated to the US in 1719–29, the members of which (Dunkers) insist on adult baptism by total immersionAlso called: Church of the Brethren
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