Mennonite

== English == === Etymology === 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”)). === Pronunciation === (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ === Noun === Mennonite (plural 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. ==== Synonyms ==== Mennist (historical) Mennonist Menno (informal term for a Mennonite; also male given name) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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 ==== === See also === Amish (longer form: Amish Mennonite) Anabaptism Hutterite