Herrnhuter

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noun

A member of the Moravian Church.

OriginGerman Herrnhuter →
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Meanings

nounHerrnhuter (plural Herrnhuters)

plural Herrnhuters

  1. historicalA member of the Moravian Church.

Origin

  1. GermanHerrnhuter
  2. EnglishHerrnhuter

Borrowed from German Herrnhuter. So called from the settlement of Herrnhut (= the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.

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APA

Herrnhuter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrnhuter

MLA

“Herrnhuter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrnhuter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herrnhuter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herrnhuter.

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