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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All labels observed (22)

Label Occurrences
Religious Society of Friends canonical 130
Quakerism 91
Quakers 72

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 (362)

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

The Quaker → basedOn → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Province of New Jersey → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Religious Society of Friends → commonName → Religious Society of Friends self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Religious Society of Friends → alsoKnownAs → 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
Middle Colonies → religiousGroupsPresent → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
William Penn → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
William Penn → movement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Great Famine → hasReliefEffortFrom → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Swarthmore College → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
John Greenleaf Whittier → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Thomas Young → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Lou Henry Hoover → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Friends → hasCommonName → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Religious Society of Friends
this entity surface form: Quakers
Friends → hasAlternativeName → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
subject surface form: Religious Society of Friends
this entity surface form: Society of Friends
Liberal Friends → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
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
Friends World Committee for Consultation → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Quaker United Nations Office → affiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Dorothy Hodgkin → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Conservative Friends → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
American Friends Service Committee → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
American Friends Service Committee → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
American Friends Service Committee → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Pastoral Friends → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Clark Kerr → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Thomas Fowell Buxton → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Bayard Rustin → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
West Jersey → significantPopulation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
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
John Dickinson → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Stony Brook Meeting House and Cemetery → religion → 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
Friends Committee on National Legislation → religiousTradition → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Friends Committee on National Legislation → religiousAffiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Sidwell Friends School → religiousAffiliation → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Sidwell Friends School → hasMascot → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Alys Pearsall Smith → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
Alys Pearsall Smith → hasReligion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Pat Nixon → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Bryn Mawr College → foundedBy → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Bryn Mawr College → originalReligiousInfluence → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quaker
Johns Hopkins → ethnicGroup → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakers
Johns Hopkins → religion → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism
Johns Hopkins → memberOf → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
No Cross, No Crown → religiousMovement → Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quakerism