| 单词 | old order mennonite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasOld Order Mennonite 2. The order of the Mennonite church which most strictly observes the oldest forms of worship and preserves the most conservative codes of behaviour, dress, etc. Chiefly in the names of various sects of the Mennonite church in the United States; frequently attributive in Old Order Amish, Old Order Brethren, Old Order Mennonite, etc. ΚΠ 1903 E. W. Hocker in Era Mag. 358/2 The existing divisions of the church include the Bruederhof Mennonites, the Old Amish Mennonites,..and the Defenseless Mennonites.] 1909 C. H. Smith Mennonites of Amer. viii. 241 The Old Order furnish an interesting relic of the customs which prevailed among the Amish several generations ago. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Old Order Brethren, see River Brethren. 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. at River Brethren The Old Order of Yorker Brethren, chiefly in York County, Pa. 1920 C. H. Smith Mennonites xii. 218 What was..once a necessity in Europe became an established custom in America, still perpetuated among the Old Order Amish. 1980 J. A. Hostetler Amish Society (ed. 3) v. 98 The horse-and-buggy Old Order Mennonites, who speak the dialect, dress, and farm like the Amish. 1992 Amer. Speech 67 77 Assimilatory processes have created changes..in the Old Order Amish and the Old Order Mennonites. < as lemmas |
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