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Universal Friends

Universal Friends noun: an American Quaker (Christian) sect (from the 1770s to 1860s), the "Society of Universal Friends", which followed the teachings of the Public Universal Friend.

Noun

Universal Friends pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, plural, plural-only) An American Quaker (Christian) sect (from the 1770s to 1860s), the "Society of Universal Friends", which followed the teachings of the Public Universal Friend.
    • Before the Universal Friends left New England, they had, according to their means, contributed and pledged themselves to contribute to a joint fund for the purchase of land, […]1873, Stafford Canning Cleveland, History and Directory of Yates County, page 56
    • A typewritten manuscript, […] compiled by the Rev. Willoughby Newton, traces the history of the Universal Friends' meetinghouse in New Milford.1965 (edition: 2009), Herbert A. Wisbey, Jr., Pioneer Prophetess, page 222

Questions about Universal Friends

What does Universal Friends mean?
Universal Friends means an American Quaker (Christian) sect (from the 1770s to 1860s), the "Society of Universal Friends", which followed the teachings of the Public Universal Friend.
What part of speech is Universal Friends?
Universal Friends is a noun.

Words near Universal Friends in the dictionary

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