Menno Simonsz. — or Menno Simons born 1496, Witmarsum, Friesland died Jan. 31, 1561, near Lübeck, Holstein Dutch Anabaptist leader. Born into a peasant family, he was ordained a Roman Catholic priest, but, doubting the doctrine of transubstantiation, he came… … Universalium
Menno Simons — ▪ Dutch priest Introduction in full Menno Simonszoon , Simons also spelled Simonsz. born 1496, Witmarsum, Friesland [Netherlands] died January 31, 1561, near Lübeck, Holstein [Germany] Dutch priest, an early leader of the peaceful wing of… … Universalium
mennonite — [ menɔnit ] n. et adj. • XVIIe ; de Mennon Simonis, trad. lat. de Menno Simons, n. d un prêtre frison ♦ Relig. Membre d un mouvement anabaptiste (1re moitié du XVIe s.), implanté aujourd hui aux Pays Bas et aux États Unis. ● mennonite nom … Encyclopédie Universelle
Mennonite — Mennonitism, n. /men euh nuyt /, n. a member of an evangelical Protestant sect, originating in Europe in the 16th century, that opposes infant baptism, practices baptism of believers only, restricts marriage to members of the denomination,… … Universalium
Anabaptist — Anabaptism, n. Anabaptistically, adv. /an euh bap tist/, n. 1. a member of any of various Protestant sects, formed in Europe after 1520, that denied the validity of infant baptism, baptized believers only, and advocated social and economic… … Universalium
Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… … Universalium
anabaptista — (Del gr. ana, de nuevo + baptistes, el que bautiza.) ► adjetivo 1 RELIGIÓN Del anabaptismo: ■ iglesia anabaptista. ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 RELIGIÓN Que es partidario de esta doctrina religiosa. * * * anabaptista (de «ana » y… … Enciclopedia Universal
menonita — (De Mennón, reformador anabaptista holandés.) ► adjetivo 1 RELIGIÓN De este anabaptista del siglo xvi, o de su doctrina. ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino femenino 2 RELIGIÓN Que profesa la doctrina de dicho reformador. * * * menonita adj. y n. Se … Enciclopedia Universal
mennonisme — ● mennonisme nom masculin Doctrine d une secte d anabaptistes fondée aux Pays Bas au XVIe s. par Menno Simonsz … Encyclopédie Universelle
mennoniste — mennonite [menɔnit] ou mennoniste [menɔnist] n. ÉTYM. XVIIe; du nom de Menno Simonsz. ❖ ♦ Relig. Membre d une secte d anabaptistes (fondée au début du XVIe siècle), nombreux encore aujourd hui aux Pays Bas et aux États Unis. Adj. || Cette femme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Menno Simonsz, grabado de Christopher van Sichem, 1605–08.Courtesy of the Mennonite Library and Archives, North Newton, Kansas