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Definition of Mennonite
1. Noun. A member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life.
Definition of Mennonite
1. Noun. a group of denominations in the Anabaptist movement in the Christian church ¹
2. Noun. a member of such a denomination ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mennonite
Literary usage of Mennonite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Yearbook of American Churches: 1st -40th Issue; 1915-1972 by Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America (1922)
"Mennonite BODIES History The origin of the denomination classed under the head
... The name "Mennonite" dates from 1550, but would scarcely be recognized in ..."
2. Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of by Henry Frank Eshleman (1917)
"How different might have been the history of America if these early protests of
the Mennonite Brethren and the pious pioneers of Pennsylvania had been ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"At the same time they adopted the name " Brethren in Christ," which is also
claimed by a, small Mennonite body. The River Brethren have suffered division. ..."
4. He Pasa Ekklesia: An Original History of the Religious Denominations at by Israel Daniel Rupp (1844)
"THE Mennonite denomination derived its name from Menno Simon, ... But as there
is required a history of the Reformed branch of the Mennonite Society only, ..."
5. Church History by Henry True Besse (1908)
"Old Amish Mennonite Church has 2038 members, 71 ministers, and 22 churches. 5.
Apostolic Mennonite Church has about 109 members, 2 ministers, and 2 churches ..."
6. Church History by Henry True Besse (1908)
"Old Amish Mennonite Church isters, and 22 churches. 5. Apostolic Mennonite Church
has ministers, and z churches. has 2038 members, 71 min- about 109 members ..."
7. The New International Encyclopaedia by Herbert Treadwell Wade (1922)
"The Mennonite church has been divided in both Holland and Switzerland. ... I.
The oldest and largest of these branches is the Mennonite church, ..."
8. An Original History of the Religious Denominations at Present Existing in by Israel Daniel Rupp (1844)
"THE Mennonite denomination derived its name from Menno Simon, ... But as there
is required a history of the Reformed branch of the Mennonite Society only, ..."
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