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Mennonite
[ men-uh-nahyt ]
noun
- a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination, opposes war and bearing arms, and is noted for simplicity of living and plain dress.
Mennonite
/ ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt /
noun
- a member of a Protestant sect that rejects infant baptism, Church organization, and the doctrine of transubstantiation and in most cases refuses military service, public office, and the taking of oaths
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Derived Forms
- ˈMennoˌnitism, noun
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Other Words From
- Menno·nit·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mennonite1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mennonite1
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Example Sentences
I pitched up bundles from below, to an old man of sixty, who wore a fringe of grey beard, like a Mennonite.
His wife, nominally of the Mennonite faith, was quite willing to accept her husband's creed.
As we go round the field, the Mennonite boy talks religion, or is silent.
This Mennonite was a priestess of her view of the truth and comes of endless generations of such snow-footed apostles.
I was by chance taking a short respite from the sunshine, last Monday noon, on the porch of the Mennonite farmer.
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