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Meaning of AMISH

Pronunciation:  'âmish

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 Definition: [n]  an American follower of the Mennonite Bishop Amman
 
 See Also: Amish sect, Mennonite

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Am"ish\, n. pl. [Written also {Omish}.] (Eccl. Hist.)
    The Amish Mennonites.
    
  2. \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.
    
 



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