Mennonite

See also: mennonite

English

Etymology

Eponymous to Menno Simons, the second-generation leader of the denomination, +‎ -ite.

Noun

Mennonite (plural Mennonites)

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 (historical)
Mennonist
Menno (informal term for a Mennonite; also male given name)

Derived terms

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

Translations

member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition

Finnish: mennoniitta
French: mennonite (fr) m or f, mennoniste (fr) m or f (older term not used by today's Mennonites)
German: Mennonit m, Mennonitin f, Mennonist m, Mennonistin f
Italian: mennonita m or f
Japanese: メノナイト (menonaito)
Korean: 메노나이트 (menonaiteu)
Low German: Menist, Manist; Ministen (plural; East Frisian)
Portuguese: menonita (pt) m or f, menonista m or f
Spanish: menonita m or f, menonista m or f

Adjective

Mennonite (comparative more Mennonite, superlative most Mennonite)

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

Translations

of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)

Finnish: mennoniitta-
French: mennonite (fr)
German: mennonitisch, Mennoniten- (in compounds)
Italian: mennonita
Portuguese: menonita (pt), menonista
Spanish: menonita, menonista
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

See also

Amish (longer form: Amish Mennonite)
Anabaptism
Hutterite

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