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A·mish 
[ah-mish, am-ish] Pronunciation Key
[ah-mish, am-ish] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the Amish people. |
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| A·mish
(ä'mĭsh, ām'ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
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.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Amish
Amish
1844, Amer.Eng., from Jacob Amman, 17c. Swiss Mennonite preacher who founded the sect. Originally spelled Omish, which reflects the pronunciation in Pennsylvania German dialect.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Amish [(ah-mish, am-ish, ay-mish)]
Amish [(ah-mish, am-ish, ay-mish)]
A group of Protestants who broke away from the Mennonites in the seventeenth century. The Amish live in close communities, farm for a living, and do without many modern conveniences, such as telephones, automobiles, and tractor-drawn plows.
Note: Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Amish
Am"ish\, n. pl. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist.) The Amish Mennonites.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Amish
Am"ish\, a. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly conformity". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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