Synonyms:
Religious_Society_of_Friends, Society_of_Friends, Quakers
Meaning: a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
Usage examples
His ancestors, who were Quakers, went to Virginia from Berks County, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the Revolution, the Independents, Baptists, and Quakers were a majority of the dissenting body; and these sects could not be gained over on any terms which the lowest of Low Churchmen would have been willing to offer.