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Definition of Religious society of friends
1. Noun. A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers.
Generic synonyms: Religious Order, Religious Sect, Sect
Member holonyms: Friend, Quaker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Religious Society Of Friends
Literary usage of Religious society of friends
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1844)
"Some Account of the Conduct of the Religious Society of Friends towards the Indian
Tribes in the settlement of the Colonies of East and West Jersey and ..."
2. The Christian Examiner (1841)
"A Defence of the Religious Society of Friends, who constitute the Yearly Meeting
of Baltimore, against certain Charges circulated by Joseph John Gurney. ..."
3. Through Europe on the Eve of War: A Record of Personal Experiences by Frederick Henry Lynch (1914)
"... Appendix VII To Men and Women of Goodwill in the British Empire A MESSAGE FROM
THE religious society of friends We find ourselves to-day in the midst of ..."
4. Catalogue of the Library Belonging to Mr. Thomas W. Field by Thomas Warren Field (1875)
"1939 REPORT of the Committee for the gradual civilization of the Indian Natives,
made to the Yearly Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends, ..."
5. A Full Report of the Case of Stacy Decow, and Joseph Hendrickson, Vs. Thomas by Stacy Decow, Joseph Hendrickson, New Jersey Court of Appeals, New Jersey Court of Chancery, Thomas Latham Shotwell (1834)
"This trust can be exercised only bv a meeting ot the religious society of Friends.
The fund can be used only in the education of the children belonging to a ..."
6. Friends' Review: A Religious, Literary and Miscellaneous Journal edited by Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads (1851)
"ARTICLE XL Such members of the Religious Society of Friends, as may form themselves
into Bible Associations, under the Rules recommended by this Association ..."
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