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sebaptist, Se-baptist (s) (noun); sebaptists, Se-baptists (pl)
1. Someone or those who baptize themselves: "John Smyth (Smith) was called a Se-baptist or a sebaptist because it is said that he believed that as a baby such a religious ceremony was invalid; so, he baptized himself in Amsterdam in 1608 after leaving England because of religious persecution."
2. Etymology: from Latin se-, "one's self" + baptista, "a baptizer".
—Compiled from information presented in
Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, Second Edition, Unabridged;
G. & C. Merriam Company, Publisher; Springfield, Massachusetts; U.S.A.; 1952.
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