A Quaker is a person who belongs to a Christian group called the Society of Friends. a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian religious group that meets without any formal ceremony or priests and that is opposed to violence
n Christian denomination founded in England c 1650 by George Fox They have no formal creed, rites,liturgy, or priesthoood, and reject violence in human relations, including war
a member of the Society of Friends, formed in England in 1648 Early restrictions brought them to New Jersey in 1675 and some 230 English Quakers founded Burlington, NJ in 1678 William Penn was granted the territory of Pennsylvania in 1681 and within two years there were about 3000 Quakers living there