Mennonite
- noun
- /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/
- Many Mennonites believe in living a simple life focused on community and peace.
- Mennonite communities
- Mennonite refugees
- Mennonite people
OK, so but the Mennonite broke away from the Amish.
- OK, so but the Mennonite broke away from the Amish.
- So I have some old order, old order Mennonite friends with a horse and buggy, bonnets, suspenders, the whole thing.
Examples
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United States and Canada assembly locations are noted primarily for their regional connection to large Mennonite populations.
Academic text (2006) -
However, I have too many Mennonite friends to sustain many illusions about what it means to be Mennonite.
Academic text (1992) -
OK, so but the Mennonite broke away from the Amish.
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Her favorite was a little Mennonite girl who sat primly under her paper hat and played hymns.
Fiction book (1998) -
Indeed, in 1957 Winnipeg boasted "the largest Mennonite city population in the world."
Academic text (2006) -
Merab lived the final six-plus years of her life in the Mennonite Nursing Home.
Academic text (2001) -
The study argues that those common themes are especially important to the Amish and Mennonite communities, given their growing geographic dispersal.
Academic text (2016) -
Melvin Gingerich was born on a farm in southeastern Iowa, the eldest child of Mennonite parents.
Academic text (1999) -
The Mennonite church organizes regular events to promote values of pacifism and service.
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As a Mennonite, she valued her commitment to nonviolence and community support.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mennonite = Menno (opaque) = Menno + ite
The suffix '-ite' marks adherents of a person (Menno), which does not allow learners to infer the group's beliefs or practices from the name alone.
Etymology
The word Mennonite comes from the name Menno, a Christian leader from the Netherlands, and the ending -ite means 'follower' or a member of a group. So a Mennonite is someone who follows Menno's Christian teachings and is known for simple living and a strong commitment to peace.