Quaker meeting
noun
a meeting of Quakers, at which all members, except those moved to speak, remain silent.
Informal.
a gathering at which there is considerable silence.
Origin of Quaker meeting
First recorded in 1650–60
Example sentences from the Web for quaker meeting
The Quaker-meeting has contributed to our vocabulary a synonym for dullness.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast |Samuel Adams Drake
British Dictionary definitions for quaker meeting
Quaker meeting
noun
a gathering of the Quakers for worship, characterized by periods of silence and by members speaking as moved by the Spirit