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Hutterite

[ huht-uh-rahyt, hoot- ]

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist sect following the principles of Jacob Hutter (d. 1536) of Moravia and practicing community of goods and nonconformity.


Hutterite

/ ˈhʌtəˌraɪt /

noun

  1. a member of an Anabaptist Christian sect founded in Moravia, branches of which established farming communities in western Canada and the northwest US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • Hut·ter·i·an [h, uh, -, teer, -ee-, uh, n, h, oo, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite1

1635–45; Jacob Hutter + -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite1

C19: after Jacob Hutter (died 1536), Moravian Anabaptist
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Example Sentences

Families from a nearby Hutterite colony brought food for passengers while they waited for rides and lodging in the school gym.

The market regulator said that instead of goose down, the jackets mainly use duck down and claims that a type of down known as Hutterite down was the warmest Canadian down misled consumers.

From Reuters

The Cavalier County Job Development Authority in 2017 purchased the tactical area of the Safeguard complex near Nekoma for $462,900 from a Forbes-area Hutterite colony that had bought the site from the federal government in 2012.

The most persuasive data come from an investigation of Hutterite couples in North America who appear to display nonrandom MHC assorted mating preferences.

To our knowledge, nobody has actually surveyed married Hutterite couples to determine whether MHC compatibility plays a role in their levels of marital bliss, or the quality of their dinner conversation, or the frequency of their escapades between the sheets.

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