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Amish sect

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Noun1.Amish sect - an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th centuryAmish sect - an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania
religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group
Amish - an American follower of the Mennonite religion


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I suggest that these parochial tribesmen and women are to be likened to the Amish sect in America, inward-looking and unaccepting of life and lives evolving.
Meanwhile, in his home state of Pennsylvania, Landis was the toast of the Christian Mennonite religious community where he was brought up - a congregation which, like the Amish sect, eschews much of which is associated with the modern world.
Meanwhile, in his home state of Pennsylvania, Landis was the toast of the Christian Men-nonite religious community where he was brought up - a congregation which, like the Amish sect, eschews much of which is associated with the modern world.
 
 
 
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