| 单词 | quaker meeting |
| 释义 | Quaker meeting[ kwey-ker mee-ting ] / ˈkweɪ kər ˈmi tɪŋ / nounan assembly of Quakers for a time of worship, during which the group’s silence is broken only by those who have been moved by the spirit of God to speak: His parents were saddened to learn that he had not visited a Quaker meeting since moving to Kansas. Informal. a gathering at which there is considerable silence: This party’s turning into a Quaker meeting—maybe we should bring out the karaoke machine. Origin of Quaker meetingFirst recorded in 1650–60 Words nearby Quaker meetingQuakeress, Quaker gun, Quakerism, Quaker-ladies, Quakerly, Quaker meeting, quaking, quaking bog, quaking grass, quaky, quale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Quaker meeting
British Dictionary definitions for Quaker meetingQuaker meeting nouna gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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