anabaptism

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Anabaptism
    n 1: a Protestant movement in the 16th century that believed in
         the primacy of the Bible, baptised only believers, not
         infants, and believed in complete separation of church and
         state

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anabaptism \An`a*bap"tism\, n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr.
   'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See {Anabaptize}.]
   The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
   [1913 Webster]

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