Anabaptism

/ˌænəˈbæptɪzəm/ noun

A religious movement in the 16th century that believed in baptizing adult believers rather than infants, rejecting the baptisms performed by other Christian churches.

From Greek 'ana-' (again) + 'baptizo' (to baptize). The term was coined by opponents of the movement to mock their practice of rebaptizing converts. It literally means 'rebaptism' and carries the meaning of redoing something already done.

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