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Mennonite

US/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/

Mennonite noun: a member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.

Noun

Mennonite (plural Mennonites)

  1. A member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
    Synonyms:
    Mennist, Mennonist, Menno

Adjective

Mennonite (comparative more Mennonite, superlative most Mennonite)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or related to a Mennonite or Mennonites or to their movement and church(es).

Synonyms of Mennonite

Forms of Mennonite

Noun
pluralMennonites
Adjective
comparativemore Mennonite
superlativemost Mennonite

Origin of Mennonite

Eponymous to Menno Simons, the second-generation leader of the denomination, + -ite. Menno's own name is of West Frisian origin and was originally spelled Minne (compare the name Mein, itself ultimately related to *magan (“to be able”)).

Words formed from Mennonite

  • Amish Mennonite
  • anti-Mennonite
  • ex-Mennonite
  • German Mennonite
  • Mennonite German
  • Mennonite Low German
  • Mennonitic
  • Mennonitish
  • Mennonitism
  • non-Mennonite
  • pro-Mennonite
  • pseudo-Mennonite
  • quasi-Mennonite
  • Russian Mennonite
  • semi-Mennonite

Questions about Mennonite

What does Mennonite mean?
Mennonite means a member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.
What part of speech is Mennonite?
Mennonite can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Mennonite?
Mennonite is pronounced /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of Mennonite?
The plural of Mennonite is Mennonites.

Words near Mennonite in the dictionary

  1. mennish
  2. Menno
  3. Mennock
  4. Mennonist
  5. Mennonists
  6. Mennonite
  7. Mennonite Low German
  8. Mennonites
  9. Mennonitism
  10. Mennos
  11. menny

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