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mennonite

/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
men-non-ite
IPA
/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or related to a Mennonite or Mennonites or to their movement and church(es).

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”)).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/

Inflected Forms

Mennonites (plural) more Mennonite (comparative) most Mennonite (superlative)

Derived Forms

Mennonitic Mennonitish Mennonitism

Phrases

Amish Mennonite anti-Mennonite ex-Mennonite German Mennonite Mennonite German Mennonite Low German non-Mennonite pro-Mennonite

Frequently Paired Words

Amish Anabaptism Hutterite

Synonyms

Mennist Mennonist Menno

Questions

How do you pronounce mennonite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/.
What does mennonite mean?
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.
Where does mennonite come from?
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”)).

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