Quakerism

[ kwey-kuh-riz-uhm ]

/ ˈkweɪ kəˌrɪz əm /

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noun

the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.

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Origin of Quakerism

First recorded in 1650–60; Quaker + -ism

Words nearby Quakerism

quake in one's boots, quakeproof, Quaker, Quakeress, Quaker gun, Quakerism, Quaker-ladies, Quakerly, Quaker meeting, quaking, quaking bog

How to use Quakerism in a sentence

In the early days of local Quakerism, the country rather than the town was its favourite situation.
Our Churches and Chapels|Atticus
He also contends that “the new turn such ingenuous men as Mr. Penn” had given to Quakerism, had made of it “quite a new thing.”
The Digger Movement in the Days of the Commonwealth|Lewis H. Berens
Then the old couple that he called Father and Mother became converts to Quakerism.
Dulcibel|Henry Peterson
My mother laughingly said she was afraid Mrs. Fry would convert me—surely not to Quakerism.
Records of a Girlhood|Frances Ann Kemble

So much for the form of the central principle of Early Quakerism, so far as it can be expressed logically.
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660|David Masson