Menʹnonites (3 syl.).
The followers of Simons Menno, a native of Friesland, who modified the fanatical views of the Anabaptists. (1496–1561.)
The followers of Simons Menno, a native of Friesland, who modified the fanatical views of the Anabaptists. (1496–1561.)
Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.