Amish Definition
ämĭsh, ămĭsh
noun
An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
American Heritage
The members of a Christian sect that separated from the Mennonites in the 17th cent.: in the U.S. since the 18th cent., the Amish favor plain dress and plain living, with little reliance on modern conveniences, in a chiefly agrarian society.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to this sect or its members.
American Heritage
Designating or of this sect.
Webster's New World
Relating to this sect.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana.
Wiktionary
Origin of Amish
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From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730).
From Wiktionary
German amisch after Jacob Amman , 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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