Herrnhuter
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Herrnhuter. So called from the settlement of Herrnhut (= the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.
Noun
editHerrnhuter (plural Herrnhuters)
- (historical) A member of the Moravian Church.
References
edit- “Herrnhuter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
German
editNoun
editHerrnhuter m (strong, genitive Herrnhuters, plural Herrnhuter, feminine Herrnhuterin)
- (Christianity) Herrnhuter (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
editDeclension of Herrnhuter [masculine, strong]
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Brüdergemeinde
- Brüdergemeine (= Herrnhuter)
- Mennonitenbrüdergemeinde, Mennoniten-Brüdergemeinde
- Mennoniten-Brüdergemeine (obsolete spelling)