a member of a Protestant sect originating in Friesland in the 16th century and now mainly located in the US and Canada, emphasizing adult baptism and rejecting Church organization, military service, and public office.
Origin:
from the name of its founder, Menno Simons (1496–1561), + -ite1
Mennonite in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of Mennonite in the US English dictionary
