Quakerism
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Quakerism
Example Sentences
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Formally called the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, the religion began in England as an offshoot of Quakerism.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2022
Her books and research explore themes of global Christianity, Quakerism, gender, race, and popular culture.
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2020
“It’s like we put black gospel and Anglican high church and contemplative Quakerism all in a blender,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2020
To the committed Puritans who still reigned in Massachusetts, Quakerism recalled the chaotic heresies of Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomians, who had also disrupted public order by claiming to hear God’s voice directly.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
The justice of the comparison, in the first part of the above extract, of Quakerism with Transcendentalism, may be disputed.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
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