Woolman Definition

wyo͝olmən
proper name
1720-72; Am. Quaker known for his opposition to slavery & his posthumously published Journal.
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noun

A man who deals in wool.

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Other Word Forms of Woolman

Noun

Singular:
Woolman
Plural:
woolmen

Origin of Woolman

Woolman Sentence Examples

  • The prominent anti-slavery workers were Ralph Sandiford, Benjamin Lay, Anthony Benezet and John Woolman.'

  • In the matters of 1 Woolman's Journal and Works are remarkable.

  • Other works which may usefully be consulted are the Journals of John Woolman, Stephen Grellet and Elizabeth Fry; also The First Publishers of Truth, a reprint of contemporary accounts of the rise of Quakerism in various districts.

  • The individuals among the American Quakers who laboured most earnestly and indefatigably on behalf of the Africans were John Woolman (1720-1773) and Anthony Benezet (1713-1784), the latter a son of a French Huguenot driven from France by the revocation of the edict of Nantes.

  • The Works of John Woolman appeared in two parts at Philadelphia, in 1774-1775, and have often been republished; a German version was printed in 1852.

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