Mennonite

M3E1N1N1O1N1I1T1E1
Canada, US/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/

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.

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MennistMennonistMenno
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Meanings

nounMennonite (plural Mennonites)

plural Mennonites

  1. 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, Mennonist, Menno

adjectiveMennonite (comparative more Mennonite, superlative most Mennonite)

comparative more Mennonite · superlative most Mennonite

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
MennistMennonistMenno
Also see
mennonist

Origin

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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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 門諾派信徒 /门诺派信徒, 門諾派教徒 /门诺派教徒
  • 門諾派信徒 /门诺派信徒 (Ménnuòpài xìntú)member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • 門諾派教徒 /门诺派教徒 (Ménnuòpài jiàotú)member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Dutch menist, mennoniet
  • menistmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennonietmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennonietischof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Esperanto menonito
  • menonitomember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Finnish mennoniitta, mennoniitta-
  • mennoniittamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennoniitta-of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
French mennonite, mennoniste
  • mennonitemember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennonistemember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennoniteof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
German Mennonit, Mennonitin
  • Mennonitmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • Mennonitinmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • Mennonistmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • Mennonistinmember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennonitischof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
  • Mennoniten-of or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Italian mennonita, mennonita
  • mennonitamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • mennonitaof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Japanese メノナイト
  • メノナイト (menonaito)member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Korean 메노나이트
  • 메노나이트 (menonaiteu)member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
Portuguese menonita, menonista
  • menonitamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • menonistamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • menonitaof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
  • menonistaof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Spanish menonita, menonista
  • menonitamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • menonistamember of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition
  • menonitaof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
  • menonistaof or related to a Mennonite, Mennonites, their movement or church(es)
Cite this entry
APA

Mennonite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite

MLA

“Mennonite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mennonite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mennonite.

Source: Mennonite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.