HyperDic: quakers

English > 1 sense of the word *Quakers*:
NOUN	group	Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends	a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660

Quakers > pronunciation
Sounds	kwey'kerz
Rhymes	acres ... years: 69 rhymes with erz...

English > *Quakers*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers.
Synonyms	Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends
Members	Friend, Quaker	A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never / never called themselves Quakers)
Broader	sect, religious sect, religious order	A subdivision of a larger / larger / larger / larger religious group