Society of Friends

proper noun

A religious sect founded by George Fox, more commonly known as the Quakers

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A religious sect founded by George Fox, more commonly known as the Quakers

    Synonyms: Friends, Religious Society of Friends, Quakers

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA religious sect founded by George Fox, more commonly known as the Quakers

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

Broader
sectreligious sectreligious order

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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