Mennonite

See also: mennonite

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Mennonite (plural Mennonites)

A group of churches or denominations (the Mennonites) in the Anabaptist movement (historically a part of the Radical Reformation).
A member of such a church or denomination or a person (non-church member) with a Mennonite background or heritage.

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

a group of churches or denominations (the Mennonites)

French: mennonites (fr) m or pl, mennonitisme m (movement, branch of Protestantism)
German: Mennoniten m pl; Mennonitentum n (movement, branch of Protestantism; collective noun)
Italian: mennoniti m or pl
Japanese: メノナイト (menonaito)

Korean: 메노나이트 (menonaiteu)
Russian: меннони́тство (ru) n (mennonítstvo)
Spanish: menonitas m pl

a member of such a church or denomination or a person with a Mennonite heritage

French: mennonite (fr) m or f, mennoniste (fr) m or f (older term not used by today's Mennonites)
German: Mennonit m, Mennonist m; (female) Mennonitin f, Mennonistin f
Japanese: メノナイト (menonaito)

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)

French: mennonite (fr)
German: mennonitisch, Mennoniten- (in compounds)

Portuguese: menonita (pt), menonista
Spanish: menonita, menonista

See also

Amish (longer form: Amish Mennonite)
Anabaptism
Hutterite

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