Quaker meeting

[ kwey-ker mee-ting ]

noun

1. an assembly of Quakers for a time of worship, during which the group’s silence is broken only by those who have been moved by the spirit of God to speak:

   His parents were saddened to learn that he had not visited a Quaker meeting since moving to Kansas.

2. Informal. a gathering at which there is considerable silence:

   This party’s turning into a Quaker meeting—maybe we should bring out the karaoke machine.

Quaker meeting

noun

1. a gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Quaker meeting¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman have boycotted the promoter, cancelling a gig last Saturday at The Quaker Meeting House.

From BBC

In a conference room at The Quaker Meeting House, they engaged in an hour-and-a-half of discussion about the prospect of abolishing the monarchy and building support for the idea in ways that do not alienate potential Labour voters.

From BBC

If you’ve never been to any kind of silent meditation that lasts more than a few minutes — a Quaker meeting, a Vipassana weekend, a tryout to see if the cloistered lifestyle of a Carthusian monk is right for you — here’s what it can feel like.

From Washington Post

After wandering the streets with “three great Puffy Rolls”—one to eat and one under each arm—he enters a Quaker meeting house and promptly falls asleep.

From Slate

The show’s director, Lee Sunday Evans, envisioned the production as if set in a Quaker meeting house “where there’s no pulpit or proscenium and so the music wants to be amongst us.”

From New York Times