Society Of Friends (Noun)
Meaning
A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Members of the Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, are known for their simple and peaceful lives.
- The Society of Friends believes in inner light, a direct, unmediated experience of God within each person.
- The Society of Friends, under George Fox's leadership, opposed various external observances such as Sundayuchar observance and Infant Batpism.
- The members of the Society of Friends strongly disapproved of all stages of external procedure and observance against original Christianity.
- The Society of Friends prospered under its own laws and usages until it secured legal recognition as a body with rules to observe its autonomy from the Anglican Church of England.