Definition of quaker

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of quaker is as below...

Quaker (n.) One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4..

Lern More About Quaker

Thine :: Thine (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers..
Quakeress :: Quakeress (n.) A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.
Quakerly :: Quakerly (a.) Resembling Quakers; Quakerlike; Quakerish.
Friend :: Friend (n.) One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers..
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) The sooty albatross.
Quakerlike :: Quakerlike (a.) Like a Quaker.
Quakerish :: Quakerish (a.) Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.
Quakerism :: Quakerism (n.) The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the Quakers..
Sadh :: Sadh (n.) A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects.
Dunker :: Dunker (n.) One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the Quakers; -- called also Tunkers, Dunkards, Dippers, and, by themselves, Brethren, and German Baptists..
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) One who quakes.
Nux Vomica :: Nux vomica () The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons..
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4..
Broadbrim :: Broadbrim (n.) A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) Any grasshopper or locust of the genus (Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight.
Rubiaceous :: Rubiaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including about three hundred and seventy genera and over four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms..
Quakery :: Quakery (n.) Quakerism.
Quaker :: Quaker (n.) The nankeen bird.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us