Amish

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The Amish are a traditionalist Christian group in North America known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many modern technologies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist group
Christian religious group
ethno-religious group
coreValue Gelassenheit
community
humility
obedience to church authority
countryOfOrigin Switzerland
dressCode beards for married men without mustaches
head coverings for women
plain clothing without patterns
educationLevel up to eighth grade
foundedBy Jakob Ammann
governedBy Ordnung
language Alsatian German
linked to: Alemannic German

Bernese German
linked to: Alemannic German

English
Pennsylvania German
legalAccommodation exemption from compulsory high school attendance in the U.S.
legalStatusInUnitedStates recognized conscientious objectors
marriagePattern endogamy
namedAfter Jakob Ammann
organizationalUnit church district
originatedIn Swiss Brethren movement
linked to: Radical Reformation
originatedInCentury 17th century
populationGrowthPattern high birth rate
practice adult baptism
nonresistance
plain dress
separation from the world
shunning of excommunicated members
simple living
primaryRegion Canada
North America
United States
rejects military service
most modern technology
oath-swearing
public office
relatedTo Hutterites
Mennonites
Swiss Brethren
linked to: Mennonites
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Anabaptism
linked to: Radical Reformation

Mennonite tradition
significantPopulationIn Indiana
Ohio
Ontario
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
subgroup Beachy Amish Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites

New Order Amish
linked to: Amish

Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
transportationMethod horse-and-buggy
typicalOccupation carpentry
crafts
farming
worshipPractice services in homes or barns
yearEstablished 1693

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German Americans notableSubgroup Pennsylvania Germans
linked to: Amish
Wisconsin v. Yoder religiousGroupInvolved Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Wisconsin v. Yoder religiousGroupInvolved Conservative Amish Mennonite Church
linked to: Amish
Mennonites hasSubgroup Beachy Amish Mennonites
linked to: Amish
Mennonites relatedGroup Amish
Amish subgroup Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Amish subgroup New Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Jonas Yoder religion Amish
Jonas Yoder associatedWithEthnicGroup Old Order Amish community
linked to: Amish
Adin Yutzy ethnicGroup Amish
Adin Yutzy associatedWithCommunity Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Pennsylvania German usedByCommunity Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Anabaptist churches hasBranch Amish churches
linked to: Amish
Hutterites relatedGroup Amish
Hutterites distinctFrom Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Jakob Ammann movement Amish
Jakob Ammann influenced Amish communities in Europe
linked to: Amish
Jakob Ammann influenced Old Order Amish in North America
linked to: Amish
Jakob Ammann religiousTraditionInfluenced Amish Christianity
linked to: Amish
Goshen, Indiana hasDemographicGroup Amish community
subject linked to: Goshen, Indiana, United States
linked to: Amish
Christian pacifism heldBy Amish
Jamesport, Missouri hasCommunity Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Jamesport, Missouri religiousTraditionPresent Old Order Amish Christianity
linked to: Amish
Northern Indiana knownFor Amish communities
linked to: Amish
Kalona, Iowa hasCommunity Amish
Adams County, Indiana hasReligiousGroup Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Adams County, Indiana hasReligiousGroup Swiss Amish
linked to: Amish
Swiss Brethren influenced Amish
subject linked to: Swiss Brethren (historical)
Beachy Amish Mennonite churches originatedFrom Old Order Amish
linked to: Amish
Dariusleut relatedGroup Amish
Lehrerleut relatedGroup Amish