Definition of Dunkir
Dun"ker (?), n. [G. tunken to
dip.] One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices
are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; --
called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by
themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists.
&fist; The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but after
a few years the members emigrated to the United States.
Seventh-day Dunkers, a sect which separated
from the Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the
seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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