Quakerism Definition

noun

An alternate name for 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.

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(derogatory) A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.

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Noun

Singular:
quakerism
Plural:
quakerisms

Origin of Quakerism

  • Quaker +‎ -ism

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Quakerism Sentence Examples

  • During this period Quakerism was sketched from the outside by two very different men.

  • The father of Quakerism in Ireland was William Edmondson; his preaching began in 1653-1654.

  • Even Quakerism he could scarcely endure.

  • Although many " General " and other meetings were held in different Period of parts of the country for the purpose of setting P Y P P g forth Quakerism, the notion that the whole Christian church would be absorbed in it, and that the Quakers were, in fact, the church, gave place to the conception that they were " a peculiar people " to whom, more than to others, had been given an understanding of the will of God.

  • Thomas Clarkson (Portraiture of Quakerism) has given an elaborate and sympathetic account of the Quakers as he knew them when he travelled amongst them from house to house on his crusade against the slave trade.

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