Catabaptist

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noun

One who opposes baptism.

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Meanings

nounCatabaptist (plural Catabaptists)

plural Catabaptists

  1. obsoleteOne who opposes baptism.

    A Catabaptist may sometimes be no Anabaptist, such as was Leo Copronymus, who defiled the Font at his baptisme,

    c. 1644, Daniel Featley, The Dippers Dipt, Or, the Anabaptists Duck'd and Plung'd Over Head and Ears, at a Disputation in Southwark

Origin

From cata- + baptist.

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APA

Catabaptist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catabaptist

MLA

“Catabaptist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catabaptist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Catabaptist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Catabaptist.

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