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noun
a denomination, sect, church, or other group which professes to be Christian but uses water to administer the Eucharist instead of wine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Qualifier: theological
Topics: Christianity
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noun
Alternative spelling of Hydroparastatæ
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From Latin hydroparastatae from Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-, “water”) + παραστάτης (parastátēs, “defender”), from παρίστημι (parístēmi, “to stand by, defend”).
