Quaker
/ˈkweɪkə(r)/noun
- a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox c. 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles. Central to the 'Quakers' belief is the doctrine of the 'Inner Light', or sense of Christ's direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.贵格会教徒, 公谊会教徒(贵格会是致力于和平原则的基督教运动, 约于1650年由乔治·福克斯创立, 其信仰的核心是“内心之光”这一教义, 即感受基督对灵魂的直接指引; 这种信仰使教徒们摈弃了正式的宗教礼仪和一切固有的礼拜形式)。
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Quakerish
adjectiveQuakerism
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