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noun
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, derogatory, uncountable
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noun
the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: theological doctrine
History
Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Quakerism From Quaker + -ism.
Across languages
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