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单词 Anabaptism
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Definition of Anabaptism in English:

Anabaptism

nounˌanəˈbaptɪz(ə)mˌænəˈbæpˌtɪzəm
mass noun
  • The doctrine that baptism should only be administered to believing adults, held by a radical Protestant sect of the 16th century.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Indeed, they always repudiated the word Anabaptist, since they did not consider that they practiced anabaptism.
    • Calvinism and Anabaptism served as pivotal influences.
    • Because Anabaptism was censured throughout much of Western Europe, the writings of the Anabaptists themselves remained in virtual obscurity.
    • The authors note that each of these four groups is situated within the ‘traditionalist wing’ of Anabaptism.
    • The essay on Anabaptism is excellent and a careful expert summary of a complex subject.
    • Most religions, from Anabaptism to Zoroastrianism, feature some version of Christianity's ‘Golden Rule’: Do undo others, as you would have them do unto you.
    • He always denied that he was an Anabaptist or that he practiced Anabaptism.
    • Even more extreme sects inspired by Lutheranism flourished, such as Anabaptism.
    • He clearly recognised the problem that ensued from competing modes of governance within a single church; here he found an ally in a Swiss reformer and an active opponent of Anabaptism.
    • Lutheranism had already taken root as had Anabaptism so Calvinism was seen as another protest religion in a ever crowded field.
    • This interest led him to study Anabaptism at Malone College in Ohio and at Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary.
    • The same observation might be made of Anabaptism.

Derivatives

  • Anabaptist

  • noun & adjectiveanəˈbaptɪst
    • Moreover, like the Anabaptists, they interpreted the commandments of the Sermon of the Mount literally and so refused to bear arms or to swear oaths.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was at first not as radical in his reforms as some of the Anabaptists of that city.
      • The region was a mixture of Calvinists, Lutherans, Catholics and Anabaptists.
      • But what can we say of the barbarity of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli, who cracked down mercilessly on the radical Anabaptists and other dissenters after risking their own lives for religious liberty?
      • Catholics, along with Lutherans and Calvinists in Europe, fiercely persecuted the Anabaptists, and for four hundred years there had been few efforts at reconciliation.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek anabaptismos, from ana- 'over again' + baptismos 'baptism'.

 
 

Definition of Anabaptism in US English:

Anabaptism

nounˌænəˈbæpˌtɪzəmˌanəˈbapˌtizəm
  • The doctrine that baptism should only be administered to believing adults, held by a radical Protestant sect that emerged during the 1520s and 1530s.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The essay on Anabaptism is excellent and a careful expert summary of a complex subject.
    • Most religions, from Anabaptism to Zoroastrianism, feature some version of Christianity's ‘Golden Rule’: Do undo others, as you would have them do unto you.
    • This interest led him to study Anabaptism at Malone College in Ohio and at Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary.
    • He always denied that he was an Anabaptist or that he practiced Anabaptism.
    • He clearly recognised the problem that ensued from competing modes of governance within a single church; here he found an ally in a Swiss reformer and an active opponent of Anabaptism.
    • Calvinism and Anabaptism served as pivotal influences.
    • Indeed, they always repudiated the word Anabaptist, since they did not consider that they practiced anabaptism.
    • The authors note that each of these four groups is situated within the ‘traditionalist wing’ of Anabaptism.
    • Because Anabaptism was censured throughout much of Western Europe, the writings of the Anabaptists themselves remained in virtual obscurity.
    • Even more extreme sects inspired by Lutheranism flourished, such as Anabaptism.
    • The same observation might be made of Anabaptism.
    • Lutheranism had already taken root as had Anabaptism so Calvinism was seen as another protest religion in a ever crowded field.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek anabaptismos, from ana- ‘over again’ + baptismos ‘baptism’.

 
 
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