| a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service. |
| tunker | |
noun | |
| an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion) [syn: Dunker] |