A·mish (ä m sh,  msh)n. (used with a pl. verb) An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in Ohio and southeast Pennsylvania. adj. Of or relating to this sect or its members. [German amisch, after Jacob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop.] |
Amish [ˈɑːmɪʃ ˈæ-]
adj
(Christian Churches, other) of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman
n
(Christian Churches, other) the. the Amish people
[from German Amisch, after Jakob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop]
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| Noun | 1. |  Amish - an American follower of the Mennonite religionAmish sect - an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania Mennonite - a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life |
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