Meaning Of The Word Amish

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Amish
The Amish are members of a Protestant sect whose rural way of life is simple and strict.

Amish in American English
designating or of this sect
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
adjective: of or pertaining to any of the strict Mennonite groups, chiefly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Canada, descended from the followers of Jakob Ammann, a Swiss Mennonite bishop of the 17th century
plural noun: the Amish people

Amish in British English
adjective: of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman
noun

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