Quaker meeting

[ kwey-ker mee-ting ]

/ ˈkweɪ kər ˈmi tɪŋ /

Save This Word!

noun

an assembly of Quakers for a time of worship, during which the group’s silence is broken only by those who have been moved by the spirit of God to speak: His parents were saddened to learn that he had not visited a Quaker meeting since moving to Kansas.

Informal. a gathering at which there is considerable silence: This party’s turning into a Quaker meeting—maybe we should bring out the karaoke machine.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of Quaker meeting

First recorded in 1650–60

Words nearby Quaker meeting

Quakeress, Quaker gun, Quakerism, Quaker-ladies, Quakerly, Quaker meeting, quaking, quaking bog, quaking grass, quaky, quale

How to use Quaker meeting in a sentence

They met at the Quaker Meeting House, where their attorney was a member.
The Last Columbine Mystery|Dave Cullen|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Don't you ever go prowling around any Quaker meeting, or you'll break it up in a plug muss.
The Universal Reciter|Various
She had come to the city for the long-talked-of visit, and next week was to be Quaker Meeting.
A Little Girl in Old New York|Amanda Millie Douglas
On one portion of the Sunday we attended worship in the Quaker meeting-house.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:|Thomas W. Silloway

This order quickly converted an ordinarily genial meal into a Quaker meeting.
With the Doughboy in France|Edward Hungerford
He was also taken by the idea of the Quaker meeting at which there is silence until someone feels he has a message to utter.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for Quaker meeting

Quaker meeting

noun

a gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit

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