Quakerism

Variant of Quaker

Quaker definition

Quaker (kwā′kər)

noun

a member of the Society of Friends; Friend

Etymology: orig. derisive: said to be so called from Fox's admonition to “quake” at the word of the Lord

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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