Quaker

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

quacchero

quacquero

sinonimi

Friend

Society of Friends

broad-brim

Traduzioni

quaker

cuáquero

Quäker

quaker

quàquer

quacre

kwaker

quaqueiro

Quaker-

Quaker

Κουάκερος

quáquer

petit ami

copine

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkweɪkɚ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.