Quaker meetings
Wordless congregational gatherings
Quaker meetings are gatherings for worship in the Religious Society of Friends, traditionally held in silence until someone feels moved by the Spirit to speak.
The format reflects Quaker belief in direct access to the divine without clergy or liturgy.
We sat in Quaker meeting for an hour with only two people speaking.
The phrase like a Quaker meeting describes any unusually quiet gathering.
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- unprogrammedLacking coded instructions
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- queryRequest for information
- elderSenior figure of authority
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