Yearly Meeting
[ yeer-lee mee-ting ]
/ ˈyɪər li ˈmi tɪŋ /
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noun
an organization of geographically separated Quaker congregations that assembles annually for spiritual guidance on matters of principle, policy, and administration: Uneasiness marked the Yearly Meeting as resolution eluded the issue of paying taxes that finance war.
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Origin of Yearly Meeting
First recorded in 1710–15
Words nearby Yearly Meeting
year-end, year in, year out, yearling, yearlong, yearly, Yearly Meeting, yearn, yearning, Year of Confusion, year of grace, year-over-year
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