- catabaptist
-
/kat'euh bap"tist/, n. Eccles.a person who is opposed to baptism.[1555-65; < LGk katabaptistés. See CATA-, BAPTIST]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
catabaptist
Look at other dictionaries:
Catabaptist — Cat a*bap tist, n. [Pref. cata + aptist. See {Baptist}.] (Eccl.) One who opposes baptism, especially of infants. [Obs.] Featley. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catabaptist — cata·bap·tist … English syllables
catabaptist — n. opponent of infant baptism … Dictionary of difficult words
catabaptist — |kad.ə| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: probably from New Latin catabaptista, from Late Greek katabaptistēs, from Greek kata cata + baptistēs baptizer more at baptist : one who opposes baptism … Useful english dictionary
cata- — prefix (usu. cat before a vowel or h) 1 down, downwards (catadromous). 2 wrongly, badly (catachresis). Etymology: Gk kata down * * * prefix or cat or cath Etymology … Useful english dictionary
