Amish

[ah-mish, am-ish]

adjective

1. of or relating 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.

noun

1. the Amish people.

Amish

/ ˈɑːmɪʃ, ˈæ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to a US and Canadian Mennonite sect that traces its origin to Jakob Amman

noun

1. the Amish people

Amish

1. 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.

Some of the Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amish¹

1835–45, < German amisch, after Jakob Ammann; -ish ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Amish¹

C19: from German Amisch, after Jakob Amman, 17th-century Swiss Mennonite bishop

Example Sentences

Lawyers in a similar New York lawsuit brought by Amish parents have requested review from the Supreme Court.

From Los Angeles Times

It is an issue too in the UK's Jewish community and globally among the Amish and also French Canadians.

From BBC

The Amish are pacifists, he hastened to add.

From New York Times

Ely made a brief return to acting for one television film, Expecting Amish, in 2014, where he played an Amish elder.

From BBC

Eleven members of an Amish family in the US, including children, have been taken to hospital after ingesting toxic mushrooms, oficials say.

From BBC