Definition of Anabaptism

1. Noun. A Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not infants, and believed in complete separation of church and state.

Generic synonyms: Protestantism
Derivative terms: Anabaptist

Definition of Anabaptism

1. n. The doctrine of the Anabaptists.

Definition of Anabaptism

1. Noun. The doctrine of the Anabaptists. ¹

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Definition of Anabaptism

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anabaptism

Amy
Amy Lowell
Amy Lyon
Amyas
Amycolatopsis
Amygdalaceae
Amygdalus
Amygdalus communis
Amygdalus communis amara
Amyraldism
AnCC
AnDTe
AnOC
Anabaena
Anabantidae
Anabaptism (current term)
Anabaptisms
Anabaptist
Anabaptist denomination
Anabaptistries
Anabaptistry
Anabaptists
Anabas testudineus
Anabel
Anabrus
Anabrus simplex
Anacanthini
Anacardiaceae
Anacardium occidentale
Anacin III

Literary usage of Anabaptism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, Henry White (1846)
"CHAPTER X. The Three Adversaries—Source of Truth—AnabaptismAnabaptism and Zwingle—Constitution of the Church—Prison—The Prophet Blau- rock—Anabaptism at ..."

2. Church History by Johann Heinrich Kurtz (1889)
"Anabaptism.* The fanatical ultra-reforming tendencies which characterize the later so called Anabaptism, first made their appearance within the area of the ..."

3. A History of the Reformation by Thomas Martin Lindsay (1907)
"Anabaptism.1 THE old monotonous mode of describing Anabaptism has almost entirely disappeared with the modern careful examination of sources. ..."

4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"tected, and Believers' Baptism vindicated, containing an answer to " An Antidote to prevent the Prevalency of Anabaptism,"' London, 1693, 4to. 6. ..."

5. A History of the Reformation by Thomas Martin Lindsay (1907)
"Anabaptism.1 THE old monotonous mode of describing Anabaptism has almost entirely disappeared with the modern careful examination of sources. ..."

6. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"They had the powerful protection of County Lichtenstein and in a little while 40 to 50 households had turned to Anabaptism out of a population of 12000. ..."

7. The Emperor Charles V by Edward Armstrong (1902)
"... judicature—Persecution in the Netherlands—The danger of Anabaptism—Secular character of the Inquisition—General features of Charles's administration; ..."

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