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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
Amish n 1: an American follower of the Mennonite religion | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Amish \Am"ish\, n. sing. & pl. [Written also Omish.] (Eccl. Hist.) The Amish Mennonites. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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. A branch having particularly strict adherence to the Amish principles are called Old Order Amish [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] | ||
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