A person who attends or takes part in a meeting; (Quakerism) †a member of a particular meeting or congregation (obsolete). Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Quakerism > [noun] > person (16) meeter1646 A person who attends or takes part in a meeting; (Quakerism) †a member of a particular meeting or congregation (obsolete). Now rare. shaker1648 With capital initial. In the 17th cent. applied to various sectaries whose devotional exercises were accompanied by ‘shaking’ or convulsions; often… Quaker1651 Originally derogatory. A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a religious movement founded by the Christian preacher George Fox in 1648–50… friend1656 Chiefly with capital initial. A member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker. yea-and-nay1685 slang. (A nickname for) a Quaker. See sense B. 2. Obsolete. trembler1689 A name given to those whose devotional exercises were accompanied by trembling, quaking, or shaking; spec. a Quaker. Obsolete or Historical. Whaker1700 = Quaker, n. 3b. broad-brim1749 A nickname for one who wears such a hat; a Quaker. plain Friend1774 a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) who adheres to the traditional principle of simplicity of dress, behaviour, and speech. shad-belly1842 A Quaker coat, so called from its shape (see quot. 1860), hence a Quaker. More fully shad-belly coat. drabman1860 a quaker. Subcategories:— female (2) — not (2) — officer (1) |
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