amish
NounUS[ah-mish]/ˈɑmɪʃ/2 syllablesalso [ey-mish] /ˈeɪmɪʃ/
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- an American follower of the Mennonite religionType of MennoniteMember of Amish sect
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Am′ish noun (singular & plural) [Written also Omish.]
Eccl. Hist. The Amish Mennonites.
Am′ish adjective [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. A branch having particularly strict adherence to the Amish principles are called Old Order Amish
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, 1913 supplement