Quaker

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

quàquer

Sinònims

Friend

Society of Friends

broad-brim

Traduccions

quaker

cuáquero

Quäker

quacchero

quaker

quacre

quaqueiro

Quaker-

kwaker

quáquer

Quaker

Κουάκερος

Quaker

cuákero

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkweɪkɚ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.