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DUNKARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Dunkard" is a kind of...):
Baptist (follower of Baptistic doctrines)
Holonyms ("Dunkard" is a member of...):
Church of the Brethren; Dippers; Dunkers (a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion)
Derivation:
dunk (immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate)
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