Society of Friends

[ suh-sahy-i-teeuhv frendz ]

/ səˈsaɪ ɪ ti əv ˈfrɛndz /

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a strictly pacifist, nonconformist Protestant sect founded in England in the 1650s by itinerant preacher George Fox (1624–91). Its members are known as Friends or, more popularly, Quakers.

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Also called Re·li·gious So·ci·e·ty of Friends

[ri-lij-uhs suh-sahy-i-teeuhv frendz] /rɪˈlɪdʒ əs səˈsaɪ ɪ ti əv ˈfrɛndz/ .

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How to use Society of Friends in a sentence

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
“The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those are troubling numbers, for unfettered speech is not incidental to a flourishing society.
How the PC Police Threaten Free Speech|Nick Gillespie|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The editors, writers, and cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo were human beings with families, friends, and loved ones.
Trolls and Martyrdom: Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie|Arthur Chu|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Compared with neighbors Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia appears to have a blossoming civil society.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Those in whom the impulse is strong and dominant are perhaps those who in later years make the good society actors.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The young man from far away had not, so far as he knew, either enemies or friends at Monte Carlo.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
I haven't much time for seeing any one, except my patients, and the people I meet in society.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
That evening in the gondola, with one old and two newer friends, is marked with a white stone in my recollection.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
William has thus been happily able to report to the society the approaching conversion of M'Bongo and his imminent civilization.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills