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Quaker

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1 noun

Etymology

Supposedly a name given to members of the Society of Friends in England when, in his defense, the leader of the Society said that the English judge would be the one to quake with fear before God on his Day of Judgment.

noun

  1. a believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

Translations

See also

  • Quakerism


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