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Quakerism

Quakerism

2 9.8
A religion that values peace, simple living, and quiet inner worship without formal rituals
  • noun
  • /ˈkwākəˌrizəm/
: cuáquerismo
  • Still, the key to understanding Woolman's perspective is not to associate him with later advocates of animal rights, but to see him as the product of a millenarian tradition within Quakerism, one that assigned the animals in every landscape cosmological significance and encouraged everyone, children and adults alike, to keep a watch over the "brute creatures."

I although I rejected Quakerism very early because I disliked its pacifism, I disliked its wordiness.

Examples

  • Quakers then began settling in North Carolina shortly after the birth of Quakerism.

    Blog text (29)

  • The basis of Quakerism is held in their testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, and equality.

    Blog text (29)

  • And found my peace in Quakerism.

    Restoration (1995)

  • If you want to help ensure a bright future for Quakerism, just go to fgcquaker.org.

    Blog text (14)

  • I very much want to support the vibrance of young people in Quakerism.

    Blog text (26)

  • I am excited because I believe there is a real need for what unprogrammed Quakerism has to offer here in the USA and the world.

    Blog text (14)

  • Participants have an intensive experience of Quakerism through workshops, talks, music, and worship in small and large groups.

    Blog text (14)

  • Yet the very next year, after a souring experience with the local Presbyterian minister and his wife, Mary underwent another conversion, this time to Quakerism.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Throughout, Williams contrasted the Roman church, Islam, and Quakerism, all deceitful human systems, with the true religion of Christ.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Many people find comfort and community in Quakerism, attending meetings regularly.

Surface Forms

Quakerism singular
Quakerisms plural

Morphology

Quakerism = Quaker (transparent) = Quaker + ism

Formed straightforwardly from the noun 'Quaker' plus the productive suffix '-ism' to denote the beliefs/practices associated with that group.

Etymology

Quakerism gets its name from the old nickname Quaker, which comes from quake meaning 'to shake' because early members sometimes shook during strong religious feeling. A helpful way to remember it is that Quakerism values quiet, inner spiritual experience and peaceful, simple living, so the name fits the group's focus on deep, moved feelings.