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quakerism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
quak-erism
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.

Countable; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Quakerism From Quaker + -ism.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

Quakerisms (plural)

Questions

What does quakerism mean?
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
Where does quakerism come from?
Etymology tree English Quaker Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Quakerism From Quaker + -ism.

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