Mennonite
/ˈmenənaɪt/noun
- (chiefly in the US and Canada) a member of a Protestant sect originating in Friesland in the 16th century, emphasizing adult baptism and rejecting Church organization, military service, and public office(主要为美国和加拿大的)门诺派信徒(16世纪起源于弗里斯兰的基督教新派教徒, 主张成人洗礼, 反对天主教等级制度、服兵役和担任公职)。
词源
from the name of its founder, Menno Simons (1496-1561), + -ITE1.