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Arminian Baptist, General Baptist
group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
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Calvinistic Baptist, Particular Baptist
group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
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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
