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Quaker

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈkweɪ.kər/ US  /-kɚ/ (also Friend)

Definition

a member of a Christian group, called the Society of Friends, that does not have formal ceremonies or a formal system of beliefs, and is strongly opposed to violence and warFollowers of religious groups Quaker
 
 
adjective
Followers of religious groups
(Definition of Quaker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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