Mennonite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mennonite in British English:
UK [ˈmenənaɪt]
How to pronounce Mennonite in American English:
US [ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life
Word Origin
- Mennonite (n.)
- member of an Anabaptist sect, 1560s, from name of Menno Simons (1492-1559), founder of the sect in Friesland, + -ite (1). As an adjective by 1727. Alternative form Mennonist (n.) attested from 1640s.
Example
- 1. His mother was a member of the mennonite church .
- 2. If he 's from lancaster county , he 's probably a mennonite .
- 3. Raised a roman catholic , he had joined his wife 's mennonite church following their marriage .
- 4. Police said the family wasn 't mennonite , although many amish and mennonite families live in the area .
- 5. To make a long story short , the mennonite amish were so conservative that they made more enemies than friends .