Society of Friends

American  

[suh-sahy-i-tee uhv frendz] / səˈsaɪ ɪ ti əv ˈfrɛndz /

noun

1. a strictly pacifist, nonconformist Protestant sect founded in England in the 1650s by itinerant preacher George Fox (1624–91). Its members are known as Friends or, more popularly, Quakers.

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Example Sentences

The German and Bavarian governments, and the Society of Friends of Bayreuth each have a 29% share in the festival, and the city of Bayreuth a 13% share.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

That was a veiled historical reference to the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers, the liberal Christian sect to which William Penn, for whom Pennsylvania is named, belonged.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2023

Major sources of donations included the Society of Friends and the British Relief Association, led by Lionel de Rothschild.

From New York Times • May 22, 2010

Although relatively few in number in America, the Quakers, or the Society of Friends, had been leaders in America’s early antislavery movement.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis