mennonite

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1. mennonite - Noun

2. mennonite - Adjective

Meaning

One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render military service.

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Ammann's uncompromising zeal regarding this practice was one of the main disputes that led to the schism between the Anabaptist groups that became the Amish and those that eventually would be called Mennonite. Source: Internet

Conservative Mennonites main Conservative Mennonites include numerous groups that identify with the more conservative or traditional element among Mennonite or Anabaptist groups but not necessarily Old Order groups. Source: Internet

As the Mennonite population has become urbanized and more integrated into the wider culture, this visible difference has disappeared outside of conservative Mennonite groups. Source: Internet

By September 2007, some Mennonite families had already left Quebec. Source: Internet

Excommunication can occur, and was notably applied by the Mennonite Brethren to members who joined the military during the Second World War. Source: Internet

Following WWII, a conservative movement emerged from scattered separatist groups as a reaction to the Mennonite churches drifting away from their historical traditions. Source: Internet

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