To baptize again, especially to administer baptism to someone who had already been baptized as an infant in another church.
From Greek 'ana-' (again) + 'baptizo' (to baptize) + English '-ize' (verb suffix). This verb form captures the core action that defined Anabaptists and generated enormous controversy across Europe.
When Anabaptists anabaptized converts, they weren't just performing a religious ritual—they were making a radical political statement that rejected the entire authority structure of state churches, which is why governments executed people for it.
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