{i} Society of Friends, Religious Society of Friends, Christian sect founded in England around 1660 by George Fox having no formal sacraments or priesthood and opposing violence (the basic belief of the Society of Friends is that divine revelation is instantaneous and individual)
A religious sect that first emerged in the midlands of England as the Children of the Light They spread into the north of England where they gained many adherents, and from there to the south and abroad
The real name was "The Society of Friends" It was a Christian group founded in England in the mid- 17th century Quakers believe that each individual is directly responsible to God, so they have no priests or pastors and no religious ceremonies They do not even have a church Instead they have a "meeting house" where every person meets to worship God in his own way and in silence