35. Baptism

See also 80. CHRISTIANITY ; 349. RELIGION .

Abecedarian

a member of a 16th-century Anabaptist sect who refused to learn to read, arguing that the guidance of the Holy Spirit was sufficient for the understanding of the Bible.

Anabaptism

1. a belief in adult, as opposed to infant baptism.

2. membership in various Protestant sects advocating adult baptism. — Anabaptist, n., adj.

antipedobaptism, antipaedobaptism

the denial, on scriptural grounds, of the validity of infant baptism. — antipedobaptist, antipaedobaptist, n.

baptisaphily

an interest in collecting Christian baptismal names.

catabaptist

an opponent of baptism.

conditional baptism

Christian baptism administered when there is doubt whether a person has already been baptized or whether a former baptism is valid.

hemerobaptism

the practice of ancient Jewish and early Christian sects involving daily ceremonial baptisms or ablutions. — hemerobaptist, n.

holobaptism

a belief in baptism by immersion. Also called immersionism . — holobaptist, n.

palingenesis

a belief that baptism effects a new birth or regeneration. Also palingenesy . — palingenesist, n. — palingenesian, adj.

parabaptism

a baptism that is in some way irregular or unauthorized. — parabaptist, n.

pedobaptism, paedobaptism

the historic Christian practice of infant baptism. — pedobaptist, paedobaptist, n.

ubbenite

a member of a sect of Anabaptists founded in Germany in 1534 by Ubbe Phillips.