anabaptism

noun

ana·​bap·​tism ˌa-nə-ˈbap-ˌti-zəm 

1

Anabaptism

a

: the doctrine or practices of the Anabaptists

b

: the Anabaptist movement

2

: the baptism of one previously baptized

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin anabaptismus, borrowed from Late Greek anabaptismós "rebaptism," from anabaptízein "to rebaptize" (from Greek ana- ana- [in sense "again"] + baptízein "to baptize") + -ismos -ism

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for anabaptism

• activism
• ageism
• albinism
• altruism
• aneurism
• animism
• aphorism
• atomism
• barbarism
• bolshevism
• botulism
• brahmanism