Amish
/ˈamɪʃ
/ /ˈɑːmɪʃ/ /ˈeɪmɪʃ/plural noun
The members of a strict Mennonite sect founded by the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (or Amen) (circa 1645-circa 1730). Now living mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Amish migrated to North America from circa 1720.The answer for religious sects like the Amish of North America is to shun bodily vanity through anachronistic adherence to the styles of the seventeenth century....
- Only some conservative Swiss Mennonites and Amish still hold on to the sixteenth-century forms of their creed.
- The Mennonites, Amish and Brethren all hold private property.
adjective
Relating to the Amish.To augment their farm income, many Amish families cook meals for tourists but are not registered with state health agencies....
- Parochial schools insulate Amish youth from the contaminating influence of worldly peers.
- Soon after, we were honored to be invited to an Amish church service, conducted in High German.
Origin
Mid 19th century: apparently from German amisch, from the name Jakob Amman.
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