antipedobaptism

noun

an·​ti·​pe·​do·​bap·​tism

variants or less commonly antipaedobaptism

ˌ⸗(ˌ)⸗ˌpēdōˈbapˌtizəm

plural -s

often capitalized

: the doctrine that infant baptism is scripturally unwarranted and inefficacious

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + pedobaptism, paedobaptism

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