Plain People (The Amish

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• Plain people — are Christian groups characterized by separation from the world and simple living, including plain dress. These group include Amish, Old Order, Conservative and Old Colony Mennonites, Old German Baptist Brethren and Old Order River Brethren, and… …   Wikipedia

• Plain People — ☆ Plain People n. the Mennonites, Dunkers, and Amish people: from their plain dress and simple way of life …   English World dictionary

• Plain People — Plain′ Peo ple n. pl. rel members of the Amish, the Mennonites, or the Dunkers: so named because they stress simple living • Etymology: 1870–75, amer …   From formal English to slang

• Plain People — members of the Amish, the Mennonites, or the Dunkers: so named because they stress simple living. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• plain people — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Ps Etymology: plain (IV) : members of any of various religious groups (as Mennonites, Dunkers, Amish, or Schwenkfelders) who wear plain clothes, adhere to old customs, and practice in general a simple way of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Amish Mennonite — Amish Mennonites are a church or constituency within Anabaptist Christianity that has broken from the Old Order Amish, yet has resisted absorption into a Mennonite constituency. Old Order Amish were known as Amish Mennonites within the European… …   Wikipedia

• Amish (disambiguation) — The Amish are an Anabaptist Christian denomination formed in 1693 by a schism among some German speaking Mennonites over the practice of shunning. Today, the term can be applied to:* The Old Order Amish, who live in rural communities in North… …   Wikipedia

• Amish —    The Amish are an Anabaptist group that has become well known for its efforts to maintain its separatist agricultural life in small enclaves in the United states, resisting involvement with the state and, more recently, with modern technology.… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Amish — This article is about Old Order Amish, but also refers to other Amish sects. For other uses, see Amish (disambiguation). Amish Total population 249,000 (Old Order Amish) …   Wikipedia

• Amish People — Amische Kinder auf dem Weg zur Schule Die Amischen (engl. Amish [ aːmɪʃ]) sind eine christliche Religionsgemeinschaft. Sie haben ihre Wurzeln in der Täuferbewegung des 16. Jahrhunderts. Im Jahr …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Amish — Amische Kinder auf dem Weg zur Schule Die Amischen (engl. Amish [ aːmɪʃ]) sind eine christliche Religionsgemeinschaft. Sie haben ihre Wurzeln in der Täuferbewegung des 16. Jahrhunderts. Im Jahr …   Deutsch Wikipedia