What does "mennonite" mean?

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 is a synonym for "mennonite"?

Common synonyms include: mennist, mennist, menno, menno, mennonist, mennonist.

How do you pronounce "mennonite"?

Pronounced //ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt//.

Mennonite

//ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

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.
2
a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life wordnet

Adjective

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

mennist mennist menno menno mennonist mennonist

Example

More examples

"I used to shop at a Mennonite grocery store with my grandmother when I was a kid."

Etymology

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”)).

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