Amish meaning
An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
noun
Of or relating to this sect or its members.
adjective
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.
pluralNoun
Designating or of this sect.
adjective
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Relating to this sect.
adjective
Origin of amish
- German amisch after Jacob Amman , 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730).
From Wiktionary