Mennoniten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnənʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/

Forms: 1500s Memnonite (transmission error), 1600s– Mennonite, 1700s Menonite.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Menno , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Menno Simonszoon (1496–1561), Dutch priest and reformer, leader of an Anabaptist group + -ite suffix¹, with -n- probably after Mennon-, Menno, post-classical Latin form of the name (1549 or earlier). Compare Dutch Mennoniet, Mennonit (1597 as noun, 1759 as adjective), French Mennonite (1673).

A. n.

A member of a Protestant sect which emphasizes adult baptism and rejects Church organization, military service, and public office.The Mennonites originated as an Anabaptist group in Friesland c1530 under the leadership of Menno Simons (or Simonszoon; see etymology) and now live principally in the United States and Canada. Some Mennonites, known as Old Order Mennonites and living mainly in Pennsylvania and south-western Ontario, do not use modern technology (electricity, motor transport, etc.) and dress in black.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mennonism > [noun] > person

Mennonite1565

Mennonist1645

Mennist1759

1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 9^v Memnonites and Zuenckfeldians haue ben stirring.

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More Pref. sig. a 2^v Which is the opinion of Daniel Brenius a Mennonite.

1727 in I. D. Rupp He Pasa Ekklesia (1844) 489 The Confession of Faith of the harmless and defenceless Christians, called Mennonites, is as yet little known.

1785 J. Q. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 533 The Quakers and Moravians, Dunkers, Mennonites, or other worthy people in Pennsylvania.

1836 Biblical Repertory July 321 The Mennonites and Jews constitute about one-seventy-second of the whole Prussian population.

1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 219/1 This cause divided the body, as early as 1554, into the Mild and the Strict Mennonites. The first are known by the title of Waterländers.

1876 R. Barclay Inner Life Relig. Soc. 73 The doctrines..of the Mennonites.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 904/2 The Mennonites..have been identified with the earlier Anabaptists.

1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 May 531/1 Mennonites have increased in number, according to their 1984 World Conference Handbook, to 730,000 baptized members.

B. adj.

Of, characteristic of, or belonging to the Mennonites.

ΚΠ

1727–41 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) M. Herman Schin, a Mennonite minister.

1862 Ladies' Repository June 322/1 Mr. Boehm was expelled from the Mennonite society.

1876 R. Barclay Inner Life Relig. Soc. 77 Many of them..held to the Mennonite faith and practice.

1919 Relig. Bodies: 1916 (U.S. Census) 431/1 A Mennonite book concern..issues a monthly and 2 weekly papers.

1991 P. Jenkins Fields of Vision xxv. 182 A meal at a farmer's table, food taken with the food makers, Mennonite food at that, Saskatoon berry fritters and honest bread and cold milk.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mennonite
释义	Mennoniten.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛnənʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ Forms: 1500s Memnonite (transmission error), 1600s– Mennonite, 1700s Menonite. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: proper name Menno , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Menno Simonszoon (1496–1561), Dutch priest and reformer, leader of an Anabaptist group + -ite suffix¹, with -n- probably after Mennon-, Menno, post-classical Latin form of the name (1549 or earlier). Compare Dutch Mennoniet, Mennonit (1597 as noun, 1759 as adjective), French Mennonite (1673). A. n. A member of a Protestant sect which emphasizes adult baptism and rejects Church organization, military service, and public office.The Mennonites originated as an Anabaptist group in Friesland c1530 under the leadership of Menno Simons (or Simonszoon; see etymology) and now live principally in the United States and Canada. Some Mennonites, known as Old Order Mennonites and living mainly in Pennsylvania and south-western Ontario, do not use modern technology (electricity, motor transport, etc.) and dress in black. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Mennonism > [noun] > person Mennonite1565 Mennonist1645 Mennist1759 1565 T. Stapleton Fortresse of Faith f. 9^v Memnonites and Zuenckfeldians haue ben stirring. 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More Pref. sig. a 2^v Which is the opinion of Daniel Brenius a Mennonite. 1727 in I. D. Rupp He Pasa Ekklesia (1844) 489 The Confession of Faith of the harmless and defenceless Christians, called Mennonites, is as yet little known. 1785 J. Q. Adams Wks. (1854) IX. 533 The Quakers and Moravians, Dunkers, Mennonites, or other worthy people in Pennsylvania. 1836 Biblical Repertory July 321 The Mennonites and Jews constitute about one-seventy-second of the whole Prussian population. 1860 Chambers's Encycl. I. 219/1 This cause divided the body, as early as 1554, into the Mild and the Strict Mennonites. The first are known by the title of Waterländers. 1876 R. Barclay Inner Life Relig. Soc. 73 The doctrines..of the Mennonites. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 904/2 The Mennonites..have been identified with the earlier Anabaptists. 1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 May 531/1 Mennonites have increased in number, according to their 1984 World Conference Handbook, to 730,000 baptized members. B. adj. Of, characteristic of, or belonging to the Mennonites. ΚΠ 1727–41 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) M. Herman Schin, a Mennonite minister. 1862 Ladies' Repository June 322/1 Mr. Boehm was expelled from the Mennonite society. 1876 R. Barclay Inner Life Relig. Soc. 77 Many of them..held to the Mennonite faith and practice. 1919 Relig. Bodies: 1916 (U.S. Census) 431/1 A Mennonite book concern..issues a monthly and 2 weekly papers. 1991 P. Jenkins Fields of Vision xxv. 182 A meal at a farmer's table, food taken with the food makers, Mennonite food at that, Saskatoon berry fritters and honest bread and cold milk. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1565
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