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Hutterite

[ huht-uh-rahyt, hoot- ]

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist sect following the principles of Jacob Hutter (d. 1536) of Moravia and practicing community of goods and nonconformity.


Hutterite

/ ˈhʌtəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist Christian sect founded in Moravia, branches of which established farming communities in western Canada and the northwest US


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Other Words From

  • Hut·ter·i·an [h, uh, -, teer, -ee-, uh, n, h, oo, -], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite1

1635–45; Jacob Hutter + -ite 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite1

C19: after Jacob Hutter (died 1536), Moravian Anabaptist

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