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Amish

Amish Meaning & Definition
Amish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Amish?

[n] an American follower of the Mennonite Bishop Amman

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See Also | Amish sect | Mennonite

Amish In Webster's Dictionary

\Am"ish\, n. pl. [Written also {Omish}.] (Eccl. Hist.) The Amish Mennonites.
\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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