| 单词 | preparative meeting |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspreparative meeting preparative meeting n. a local meeting for business of the Society of Friends (Quakers), preparatory and subordinate to a monthly meeting; cf. meeting n. 3b. ΚΠ 1711 in T. W. Marsh Some Rec. Early Friends Surrey & Sussex (1886) i. 9 A Preparitive Meeting Recommended by a former meeting for preserving the Reputation of our proffession blameles is Practised at Reigate. 1831 Weeks's Southern Quakers & Slavery 300 Not a school..that is under the care of a committee of either monthly or preparative meeting. 1904 Times 13 Jan. 7/5 He bequeathed..£500 each to the Belfast Preparative Meeting of Friends and the Samaritan Hospital at Belfast. 1999 Friend 23 July 15/1 Much of the afternoon session was devoted to the constitutional review, including..strengthening links with the Monthly Meetings which have Preparative Meetings and members in both Wales and neighbouring English counties. < as lemmas |
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