adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Canada, General-American:/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or related to a Mennonite or Mennonites or to their movement and church(es).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Anabaptist
Narrower terms: Amish
History
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”)).
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
mennonietisch
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Finnish:
mennoniitta-
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
French:
mennonite
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
German:
mennonitisch
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
German:
Mennoniten-
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Italian:
mennonita
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Portuguese:
menonita
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Portuguese:
menonista
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Spanish:
menonita
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Spanish:
menonista
— of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Dutch:
menist
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Dutch:
mennoniet
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Esperanto:
menonito
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Finnish:
mennoniitta
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
French:
mennonite
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
French:
mennoniste
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
German:
Mennonit
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
German:
Mennonitin
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
German:
Mennonist
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
German:
Mennonistin
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Interlingua:
mennonita
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Italian:
mennonita
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Japanese:
メノナイト
(menonaito)
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Korean:
메노나이트
(menonaiteu)
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Low German:
Menist
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Low German:
Manist
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Low German:
Ministen
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Portuguese:
menonita
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Portuguese:
menonista
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Spanish:
menonita
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Spanish:
menonista
— member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
