Mennonite

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Mennonite

/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

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”)).

noun 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.
Similar: Mennist, Mennonist, Menno

adjective more Mennonite · most Mennonite

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

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

Español	menonita, menonista
한국어	메노나이트 menonaiteu
日本語	メノナイト menonaito
中文	門諾派信徒 /门诺派信徒 Ménnuòpài xìntú, 門諾派教徒 /门诺派教徒 Ménnuòpài jiàotú
Português	menonita, menonista
Français	mennonite, mennoniste
Deutsch	Mennonit, Mennonitin, Mennonist, Mennonistin
Italiano	mennonita

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

Español	menonita, menonista
Português	menonita, menonista
Français	mennonite
Deutsch	mennonitisch, Mennoniten-
Italiano	mennonita

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"Mennonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mennonite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mennonite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mennonite

Chicago

"Mennonite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mennonite.

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@misc{mennonite_2026,
  title = {Mennonite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mennonite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}