a member of a Protestant denomination, Anabaptist in origins, founded in the Netherlands in the 16th cent.: Mennonites favor plain dress and oppose military service and the holding of public office
Origin:
after Menno Simons (c. 1496-1561), a Du reformer
adjective
of or designating this denomination
See Mennonite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A member of an Anabaptist church characterized by nonviolence, refusal to swear oaths, and often simplicity of life.
Origin:
Origin: German Mennonit
Origin: , after Menno Simons (1492-1559), Frisian religious leader