Quiverfull

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proper noun

A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.
nounQuiverfull (plural Quiverfulls)

plural Quiverfulls

  1. A member of the Quiverfull religious movement.

Origin

From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."

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APA

Quiverfull. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiverfull

MLA

“Quiverfull.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiverfull. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quiverfull,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quiverfull.

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