anabaptist

IPA/ˌænəˈbæptɪst/
KK[ˌænəbˈæptəst]IPA/ˌænəˈbæptɪst/

anabaptist — noun

1. a person who belonged to a radical Christian group in the 1500s that believed on

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who belonged to a radical Christian group in the 1500s that believed only adults should be baptized, that the church should be separate from the government, and that using violence is always wrong.

例句

In 1536, Menno Simons left the Catholic Church to join the Anabaptist movement in the Netherlands.

The Anabaptist belief that only adults should be baptized set them apart from other Christians.

belief that — defining clause

同義詞
  • radical reformer

    broader term that includes other non-mainstream Reformation groups, not only Anabaptists

  • believer's-baptism advocate

    descriptive phrase focusing on the core baptism practice, but rarely used as a standalone noun

反義詞
  • paedobaptist

    someone who believes in baptizing infants rather than only adults

文法句型

the Anabaptist movement

Anabaptist + noun

early Anabaptist

用法筆記

This term is often capitalized because it refers to a specific historical religious group. Modern churches that trace their roots to the Anabaptist movement include the Mennonites, the Amish, and the Hutterites.

常見錯誤

❌Anabaptists are the same as modern Baptists.
✅Anabaptists were 16th-century radicals; Baptists emerged later in 17th-century England as a separate movement.
💡Both groups practice adult baptism, but they have different historical origins and traditions.