Quaker

Betekenis (Engels)

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

Sinonieme

Friend

Society of Friends

broad-brim

Vertalings

quaker

Quäker

cuáquero

quacchero

quàquer

quaker

quacre

quaqueiro

Quaker-

kwaker

quáquer

Κουάκερος

Quaker

Quaker

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkweɪkɚ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From quake + -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supposedly by the magistrates Gervase Bennet and Nathaniel Barton, when George Fox "bade them tremble at the word of the Lord"; the term was previously applied to certain people who trembled or quaked during religious devotions.