Religious Society of Friends

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Christian denomination family Christian religious movement Protestant tradition

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers, is a Christian movement founded in 17th-century England that emphasizes inner spiritual experience, pacifism, and simple living.

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Observed surface forms (17)

Surface form Occurrences
Quakerism 34
Quakers 22
Quaker 13

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination family ⓘ
Christian religious movement ⓘ
Protestant tradition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Friends ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form: Society of Friends
commonName Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Quakers
coreBelief direct experience of God ⓘ
inner light in every person ⓘ
emphasizes community ⓘ
equality ⓘ
inner spiritual experience ⓘ
integrity ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
peace ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
ethicalStance abolitionism historically ⓘ
conscientious objection to war ⓘ
humanitarian relief work ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
prison reform historically ⓘ
social justice activism ⓘ
foundedInCentury 17th century ⓘ
foundedInCountry England ⓘ
foundedInRegion Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Britain
globalPresence worldwide ⓘ
governance congregational decision-making ⓘ
decision by sense of the meeting ⓘ
rejection of formal creeds ⓘ
hasBranch Conservative Friends ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Evangelical Friends

Liberal Friends ⓘ
Pastoral Friends ⓘ
hasDemographic members and attenders ⓘ
hasOrganization American Friends Service Committee ⓘ
Friends Committee on National Legislation ⓘ
Friends World Committee for Consultation ⓘ
Quaker United Nations Office ⓘ
hasTestimony peace testimony ⓘ
testimony of community ⓘ
testimony of equality ⓘ
testimony of integrity ⓘ
testimony of simplicity ⓘ
testimony of stewardship ⓘ
historicalOriginMovement Radical Reformation in England ⓘ
languageOfWorship various languages worldwide ⓘ
organizationalUnit monthly meeting ⓘ
quarterly meeting ⓘ
yearly meeting ⓘ
practice meetings for business ⓘ
meetings for clearness ⓘ
meetings for worship ⓘ
rejects formal clergy in many branches ⓘ
sacraments as outward rituals in many branches ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
worshipStyle programmed worship in some branches ⓘ
silent worship ⓘ
unprogrammed worship ⓘ

Referenced by (127)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asia-West Pacific Section → affiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Friends General Conference → affiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Quaker United Nations Office → affiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Religious Society of Friends → alsoKnownAs → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Society of Friends
Liberal Friends → associatedOrganization → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Britain Yearly Meeting
Liberal Friends → associatedOrganization → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canadian Yearly Meeting
Liberal Friends → associatedOrganization → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pacific Yearly Meeting
Quaker State → associatedReligion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Inner Light → associatedWith → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Inner Light → associatedWith → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker spirituality
Some Fruits of Solitude → associatedWith → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery → associatedWith → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Religious Society of Friends in New Jersey
World Office → associatedWithReligion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
The Quaker → basedOn → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
World Quaker Day → celebrates → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker faith
Religious Society of Friends → commonName → Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Voices of Freedom → creatorReligion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Friends Meetinghouse → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Jordan's Meeting House burial ground → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
New York Yearly Meeting → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Second World Conference of Friends → denomination → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Friends General Conference → denominationalFamily → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
North Pacific Yearly Meeting → denominationalFamily → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Lettres philosophiques → discusses → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Colony of Pennsylvania → establishedAsHavenFor → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Johns Hopkins → ethnicGroup → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
George Fox → founded → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
George Fox → founded → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker movement
American Friends Service Committee → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
American Friends Service Committee → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Bryn Mawr College → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Friends Service Council → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Quakers
Swarthmore College → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Friends → hasAlternativeName → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Religious Society of Friends
this entity surface form: Society of Friends
Religious Society of Friends → hasBranch → Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Evangelical Friends
Friends → hasCommonName → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Religious Society of Friends
this entity surface form: Quakers
FWCC → hasConstituency → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker churches
Whittier, California, United States → hasHistoricalConnection → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Whittier, California
Whittier, California, United States → hasHistoricalConnection → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Whittier, California
this entity surface form: Quakers
Sidwell Friends School → hasMascot → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Second World Conference of Friends → hasParticipant → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Great Famine → hasReliefEffortFrom → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Alys Pearsall Smith → hasReligion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
World Quaker Day → hasReligiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
World Quaker Day → hasReligiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Chappaqua, New York, United States → historicalSettlementBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
George Fox → influenced → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism