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Religious Society of Friends

British  

noun

  1. the official name for the Quakers See Quaker

"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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The college was founded in 1887 by the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, but is secular today.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2023

The Religious Society of Friends, Salem Monthly Meeting, owned the tree and surrounding property since 1681, and members tended to the tree until the end.

From Washington Times Nov. 22, 2019

Berkeley sold his half, or West Jersey, to a group of investors seeking refuge for the Quakers, or Religious Society of Friends.

From Textbooks Jan. 18, 2018

The influence of a Quaker attorney willing to defend him pro bono sparked John’s conversion to the Religious Society of Friends.

From Washington Post

A Declaration of some of the Fundamental Principles of Christian Truth, as held by the Religious Society of Friends.

From Quaker Hill A Sociological Study by Wilson, Warren H. (Warren Hugh)

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