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

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite¹

1635–45; Jacob Hutter + -ite ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hutterite¹

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