monthly meeting
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
monthly meeting (plural monthly meetings)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see monthly, meeting.
- (Quakerism) The basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), which typically meets for services weekly, and holds a business meeting once a month.
- (Quakerism) A religious service held by a monthly meeting.
Usage notes[edit]
- A Quakers' monthly meeting does not necessarily meet monthly. For this reason, some prefer the name area meeting.