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Anabaptist
Member of any of various 16th-century radical Protestant sects. They believed in adult rather than child baptism, and sought to establish utopian communities. Anabaptist groups spread rapidly in northern Europe, particularly in Germany, and were widely persecuted.
Notable Anabaptists included those in Moravia (the Hutterites) and Thomas Müntzer, a peasant leader who was executed for fomenting a Peasants' War which culminated in their defeat at Mühlhausen (now Mulhouse in eastern France). In Münster, Germany, Anabaptists controlled the city 1534–35. A number of Anabaptist groups, such as the Mennonites, Amish, and Hutterites, emigrated to North America, where they became known for their simple way of life and pacifism.
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