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Quakerism

American  
[kwey-kuh-riz-uhm] / ˈkweɪ kəˌrɪz əm /

noun

  1. the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.


Etymology

Origin of Quakerism

First recorded in 1650–60; Quaker + -ism

Example Sentences

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Her books and research explore themes of global Christianity, Quakerism, gender, race, and popular culture.

From Slate Sep. 30, 2020

“It’s like we put black gospel and Anglican high church and contemplative Quakerism all in a blender,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2020

When Bunny was 11, her father got a Fulbright Scholarship and temporarily moved the family to Ghana, where her parents converted to Quakerism from Congregationalism.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2018

So how did Dalton, a modest teacher educated in Cumbrian village schools and excluded from Oxford and Cambridge for his Quakerism, take an imaginative leap that eluded distinguished professors?

From Nature Aug. 30, 2016

Also one may wonder to what extent colonial Quakerism tended to lend sanction to the rising democratic spirit.

From Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes by Jorgenson, Chester E.

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