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Mennonite en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

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”)).

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

Anabaptism · Amish · Hutterite

Translations (10)

pt menonista (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · es menonista (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · es menonita (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · pt menonita (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · de Mennoniten- (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · fr mennonite (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · it mennonita (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · nl mennonietisch (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · fi mennoniitta- (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)) · de mennonitisch (of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es))

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Mennonite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

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”)).

Meanings

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.

Forms

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

Menno · Mennonist · Mennist

Translations (21)

pt menonita (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · fr mennonite (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · it mennonita (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · nds Manist (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · pt menonista (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · de Mennonistin (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · nds Ministen (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · eo menonito (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · nl mennoniet (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · nl menist (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · es menonista (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · fi mennoniitta (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · nds Menist (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · ia mennonita (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · de Mennonitin (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · de Mennonit (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · de Mennonist (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · fr mennoniste (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · ko 메노나이트 (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · es menonita (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition) · ja メノナイト (member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition)

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