Quakerism
English
noun
Definitions
- The belief system of the members of the Society of Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
- (derogatory) A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
Etymology
Suffix from English Quaker.
Origin
English
Quaker
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Quaker English
- Quakeress English
- Quakerish English
- Quakeristic English
- Quakerization English
- Quakerize English
- Quakerly English
- Quakery English
- quake English
- Quäker German
- quacchero Italian
- quaker French
- квакер Russian
- kveker Norwegian Bokmål
- quacre Portuguese
- クエーカー Japanese
- kveker Serbo-Croatian
- quakero Ido
- Caocaire Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Cuaigear Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic