Religious Society of Friends

noun

1. the official name for the Quakers See Quaker

Example Sentences

The college was founded in 1887 by the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, but is secular today.

From Los Angeles Times

The influence of a Quaker attorney willing to defend him pro bono sparked John’s conversion to the Religious Society of Friends.

From Washington Post

Brooklyn Friends was founded by the Religious Society of Friends in 1867.

From New York Times

This bustling modernity lent a special, incongruous magic to the shingled Old Quaker Meeting House, built in 1694 and still in use by the Religious Society of Friends.

From New York Times

The Religious Society of Friends, Salem Monthly Meeting, owned the tree and surrounding property since 1681, and members tended to the tree until the end.

From Washington Times