Quakerism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Quakerism
Example Sentences
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When conscientious objectors are asked to establish their bona fides, the fact that they belong to a tradition with pacifist commitments — such as Quakerism — may be taken as a useful proxy.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
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
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
Is it that Quakerism has accomplished its work? or that it has been stifled by the assiduous painstaking to make itself very comfortable?
From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter
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