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quiverfull

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
quiv-er-full
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.

noun

A member of the Quiverfull religious movement.

Etymology

From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."

Inflected Forms

Quiverfulls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

quiverful

Questions

What does quiverfull mean?
A conservative evangelical Christian movement that promotes procreation, rejects birth control, and regards children as a blessing from God.
Where does quiverfull come from?
From quiver + full, in reference to the Old Testament: "As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them."

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