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.
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.
