Society of Friends
Americannoun
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The German and Bavarian governments, and the Society of Friends of Bayreuth each have a 29% share in the festival, and the city of Bayreuth a 13% share.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
That was a veiled historical reference to the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, the liberal Christian sect to which William Penn, for whom Pennsylvania is named, belonged.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023
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
Founded by the Society of Friends, Whittier College in California called its football team the Poets, after the college’s Quaker namesake, John Greenleaf Whittier.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2014
She was a Quaker, as members of the Society of Friends were called.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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