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Quaker meeting

[ kwey-ker mee-ting ]

noun

  1. an assembly of Quakers for a time of worship, during which the group’s silence is broken only by those who have been moved by the spirit of God to speak:

    His parents were saddened to learn that he had not visited a Quaker meeting since moving to Kansas.

  2. Informal. a gathering at which there is considerable silence:

    This party’s turning into a Quaker meeting—maybe we should bring out the karaoke machine.



Quaker meeting

noun

  1. a gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker meeting1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Example Sentences

They met at the Quaker Meeting House, where their attorney was a member.

Don't you ever go prowling around any Quaker meeting, or you'll break it up in a plug muss.

She had come to the city for the long-talked-of visit, and next week was to be Quaker Meeting.

On one portion of the Sunday we attended worship in the Quaker meeting-house.

This order quickly converted an ordinarily genial meal into a Quaker meeting.

He was also taken by the idea of the Quaker meeting at which there is silence until someone feels he has a message to utter.

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