religious society of friends

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Definition of religious society of friends in English Turkish dictionary

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Society of Friends

(isim) kuveykır

Society of Friends

{i} kuveykır

society of friends

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Definition of religious society of friends in English English dictionary

{i} Society of Friends, Quakers, Christian sect founded in England in 1652 by George Fox having no formal sacraments or priesthood and opposing violence (the basic belief of the Society of Friends is that divine revelation is instantaneous and individual)

a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

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Society of Friends

A Christian denomination, founded in the mid-17th century in England, that rejects formal sacraments, a formal creed, a priesthood, and violence; the Quakers. the formal name of the Quakers. known as Quakers Protestant denomination that arose in England in the mid-17th century. The movement began with radical English Puritans called Seekers, who rejected the Anglican church and other existing Protestant sects. They took their faith from itinerant preachers such as George Fox, who emphasized "inward light," or inward apprehension of God, as the source of religious authority. Quaker meetings are characterized by patient silence in which members wait for inspiration to speak. The movement grew rapidly after 1650 (when a judge gave them their name because "we bid them tremble at the word of God"), but its members were often persecuted or imprisoned for rejecting the state church and refusing to pay tithes or swear oaths. Some emigrated to America, where they were persecuted in Massachusetts Bay Colony but found toleration in Rhode Island and in the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania, which was chartered by Charles II under the sponsorship of William Penn in 1681. Other marks that became characteristic of Quakerism were plain speech and dress, pacifism, and opposition to slavery. The group also emphasizes philanthropy, especially aid to refugees and famine victims; the American Friends Service Committee and (British) Friends Service Council shared the 1947 Nobel Peace Prize

Society of Friends

{i} Religious Society of Friends, Quakers, Christian sect founded in England in 1652 by George Fox having no formal sacraments or priesthood and opposing violence (the basic belief of the Society of Friends is that divine revelation is instantaneous and individual)

The Religious Society of Friends

Quakers

Hyphenation

re·li·gious so·ci·e·ty of friends

Turkish pronunciation

rilîcıs sısayıti ıv frendz

Pronunciation

/rēˈləʤəs səˈsīətē əv ˈfrendz/ /riːˈlɪʤəs səˈsaɪətiː əv ˈfrɛndz/