Herrnhuter
English
Etymology
Borrowed 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.
References
- “Herrnhuter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
German
Noun
Herrnhuter m (strong, genitive Herrnhuters, plural Herrnhuter, feminine Herrnhuterin)
- (Christianity) Herrnhuter (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension
Declension of Herrnhuter [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Herrnhuter | die | Herrnhuter |
| genitive | eines | des | Herrnhuters | der | Herrnhuter |
| dative | einem | dem | Herrnhuter | den | Herrnhutern |
| accusative | einen | den | Herrnhuter | die | Herrnhuter |
Related terms
- herrnhutisch (= brüderisch)
See also
- Brüdergemeinde
- Brüdergemeine (= Herrnhuter)
- Mennonitenbrüdergemeinde, Mennoniten-Brüdergemeinde
- Mennoniten-Brüdergemeine (obsolete spelling)
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