n. Religious Society of Friends, Quakers, Christian sect founded in England in 1652 by George Fox having no formal sacraments or priesthood and opposing violence (the basic belief of the Society of Friends is that divine revelation is instantaneous and individual)
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS
Meaning of SOCIETY OF FRIENDS in English
Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012