Hutterite
[huht-uh-rahyt, hoo t-] /ˈhʌt əˌraɪt, ˈhʊt-/
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.
/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
1640s, in reference to Moravian Anabaptist sect established by Jacob Hutter (d.1536) + -ite (1).
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