Amish

E8043

Anabaptist group Christian religious group ethno-religious group

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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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Amish canonical	17
Old Order Amish	8
Amish Christianity	1
Amish churches	1
Amish communities	1
Amish communities in Europe	1
Amish community	1
Beachy Amish Mennonites	1
Conservative Amish Mennonite Church	1
New Order Amish	1
Old Order Amish Christianity	1
Old Order Amish community	1
Old Order Amish in North America	1
Pennsylvania Germans	1
Swiss Amish	1

Statements (59)

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	Alemannic German ⓘ surface form: Alsatian German Alemannic German ⓘ surface form: Bernese 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	Radical Reformation ⓘ surface form: Swiss Brethren movement
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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
rejects	military service ⓘ most modern technology ⓘ oath-swearing ⓘ public office ⓘ
relatedTo	Hutterites ⓘ Mennonites ⓘ Mennonites ⓘ surface form: Swiss Brethren
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Radical Reformation ⓘ surface form: Anabaptism Mennonite tradition ⓘ
significantPopulationIn	Indiana ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ
subgroup	Mennonites ⓘ surface form: Beachy Amish Mennonite Amish self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: New Order Amish Amish self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Old Order Amish
transportationMethod	horse-and-buggy ⓘ
typicalOccupation	carpentry ⓘ crafts ⓘ farming ⓘ
worshipPractice	services in homes or barns ⓘ
yearEstablished	1693 ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German Americans → notableSubgroup → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Germans

German Americans → notableSubgroup → Amish ⓘ

Wisconsin v. Yoder → religiousGroupInvolved → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Wisconsin v. Yoder → religiousGroupInvolved → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Conservative Amish Mennonite Church

Mennonites → hasSubgroup → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Beachy Amish Mennonites

Mennonites → relatedGroup → Amish ⓘ

Amish → subgroup → Amish self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Amish → subgroup → Amish self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Order Amish

Jonas Yoder → religion → Amish ⓘ

Jonas Yoder → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish community

Adin Yutzy → ethnicGroup → Amish ⓘ

Adin Yutzy → associatedWithCommunity → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Pennsylvania German → usedByCommunity → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Anabaptist churches → hasBranch → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amish churches

Hutterites → sharesOriginsWith → Amish ⓘ

Hutterites → relatedGroup → Amish ⓘ

Hutterites → distinctFrom → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Jakob Ammann → movement → Amish ⓘ

Jakob Ammann → influenced → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amish communities in Europe

Jakob Ammann → influenced → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish in North America

Jakob Ammann → religiousTraditionInfluenced → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amish Christianity

Goshen, Indiana, United States → hasDemographicGroup → Amish ⓘ

subject surface form: Goshen, Indiana

this entity surface form: Amish community

Christian pacifism → heldBy → Amish ⓘ

Oberholtzer → hasEthnicAssociation → Amish ⓘ

Jamesport, Missouri, United States → hasCommunity → Amish ⓘ

subject surface form: Jamesport, Missouri

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Jamesport, Missouri, United States → religiousTraditionPresent → Amish ⓘ

subject surface form: Jamesport, Missouri

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish Christianity

Northern Indiana → knownFor → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amish communities

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania → ethnicGroup → Amish ⓘ

Kalona, Iowa → hasCommunity → Amish ⓘ

Adams County, Indiana → hasReligiousGroup → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Adams County, Indiana → hasReligiousGroup → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss Amish

Swiss Brethren (historical) → influenced → Amish ⓘ

subject surface form: Swiss Brethren

Beachy Amish Mennonite churches → religiousBranch → Amish ⓘ

Beachy Amish Mennonite churches → originatedFrom → Amish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Order Amish

Dariusleut → relatedGroup → Amish ⓘ

Lehrerleut → relatedGroup → Amish ⓘ

Elkhart County, Indiana → hasSignificantCommunity → Amish ⓘ