"Amish" meaning in English

See Amish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/, /ˈæ.mɪʃ/, /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ɑːmɪʃ, -eɪmɪʃ Etymology: From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pdc|Amisch}} Pennsylvania German Amisch, {{der|en|de|Amische}} German Amische, {{der|en|goh|ambahtman}} Old High German ambahtman Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Amish (not comparable)
  1. Relating to this sect. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: Amish friendship bread, Amishman, Amishness, Amishperson, Amishwoman Translations (relating to the Amish sect): amiŝa (Esperanto), amissi- (Finnish), amisch (German), Amanach (Irish), amish (Portuguese), amish (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Amish-en-adj-WI0a239v

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑː.mɪʃ/, /ˈæ.mɪʃ/, /ˈeɪ.mɪʃ/
Rhymes: -ɑːmɪʃ, -eɪmɪʃ Etymology: From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pdc|Amisch}} Pennsylvania German Amisch, {{der|en|de|Amische}} German Amische, {{der|en|goh|ambahtman}} Old High German ambahtman Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Amish pl (plural only)
  1. A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Protestantism Translations (a strict Anabaptist sect): 阿米什教派 (Āmǐshén Jiàopài) (Chinese Mandarin), amiŝoj (Esperanto), amissit (Finnish), Amish (French), Amische (note: adjective-derived noun) [masculine, plural] (German), Amanaigh [masculine, plural] (Irish), アーミッシュ (āmisshu) (Japanese), amish [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), amishfolket [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Amish-en-noun-rxeVwegS Disambiguation of Protestantism: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 16 84

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