tunker
71Dunkers — ☆ Dunkers [duŋ′kərdzduŋ′kərz ] pl.n. [Ger tunker, dipper < tunken (see DUNK): so named from practice of immersion] a sect of German American Baptists opposed to military service and the taking of oaths: also called Dunkards [duŋ′kərdz]:… …
72Church of the Brethren — noun a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion • Syn: ↑Dunkers, ↑Dippers • Hypernyms: ↑Baptist denomination • Member Meronyms: ↑Dunker, ↑ …
73Dippers — noun a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion • Syn: ↑Church of the Brethren, ↑Dunkers • Hypernyms: ↑Baptist denomination • Member… …
74Dunkard — noun an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) • Syn: ↑Dunker, ↑Tunker • Derivationally related forms: ↑dunk • Hypernyms: ↑Baptist • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
75Dunker — noun an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) • Syn: ↑Dunkard, ↑Tunker • Derivationally related forms: ↑dunk (for: ↑Dunkard) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
76Dunkers — noun a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion • Syn: ↑Church of the Brethren, ↑Dippers • Hypernyms: ↑Baptist denomination • Member… …
77Dunk|ard — «DUHNG kuhrd», noun. a member of the Church of the Brethren, a sect practicing adult baptism by triple immersion, opposing oaths and military service, and observing severe simplicity of dress and speech. ╂[American English, variant of Dunker < …
