Quakerism

American  

[kwey-kuh-riz-uhm] / ˈkweɪ kəˌrɪz əm /

noun

1. the beliefs, principles, and practices of Quakers.

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Etymology

Origin of Quakerism

First recorded in 1650–60; Quaker + -ism

Example Sentences

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

When Bunny was 11, her father got a Fulbright Scholarship and temporarily moved the family to Ghana, where her parents converted to Quakerism from Congregationalism.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2018

So how did Dalton, a modest teacher educated in Cumbrian village schools and excluded from Oxford and Cambridge for his Quakerism, take an imaginative leap that eluded distinguished professors?

From Nature • Aug. 30, 2016

This departure from the traditions of Quakerism, however, met with vigorous opposition, and the protesting party, known as Evangelical Friends, pronounced more decidedly than ever for the authority of Scripture.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.