Mennonites
Amish parent sect
Mennonites are members of a Protestant Christian denomination that emerged from the Anabaptist movement in 16th-century Europe, named after the Dutch reformer Menno Simons.
They emphasize adult baptism, pacifism, and simple living.
Mennonite communities range from traditional groups who avoid modern technology to those fully integrated into contemporary society.
The Mennonites in our town run a furniture shop.
Anabaptist leader, denomination namesake
- sixteenth-centuryThe years 1500-1599
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
Hat secured under chin
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- horse-and-buggyQuaintly obsolete in method
- meetinghousePlace for group worship
- humilityFreedom from arrogance
Gelassenheit · simplicity · modesty · unadorned · nonconformity
Mutual goodwill among companions
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
communal · cooperative · potluck · kinship · brotherhood · sisterhood
Refusal to oppose force
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
Menno Simons
Anabaptist leader, denomination namesake
- sixteenth-centuryThe years 1500-1599
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
bonnet
Hat secured under chin
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- horse-and-buggyQuaintly obsolete in method
- meetinghousePlace for group worship
humility · Gelassenheit · simplicity · modesty · unadorned · nonconformity
Amish
Traditional simple-living sect
- HutteritesCommunal Anabaptist group
fellowship
Mutual goodwill among companions
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
shunning · communal · cooperative · potluck · kinship · brotherhood · sisterhood
nonresistance
Refusal to oppose force
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- peacemakingResolving conflicts through negotiation
farming
Cultivating land for food
self-sufficiency · canning · gardening · threshing · plow · rural · zwieback · borscht
- ChristianityJesus, Bible, Christ, God, Jesus Christ
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- ChristiansCatholics, Catholic, Protestants, Protestant, Baptist
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
MennonitesCatholics
Christians following Rome
Eastern Orthodox · Episcopalians · Lutherans · Pentecostals · televangelists
Mennonitestranshumanists
Proponents of technologically enhanced humanity
influencers · cosmopolitans · urban elites · jet-setters · social climbers
Mennonitesmilitarists
Advocates of armed aggression
warmongers · warriors · jihadists · military orders · Knights Templar