meeting house

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meeting house

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meetinghouse

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1. (Protestantism) the place in which certain religious groups, esp Quakers, hold their meetings for worship
2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) Also called: wharepuni NZ a large Māori tribal hall
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meet•ing•house

(ˈmi tɪŋˌhaʊs)
n.
a building for religious worship.
[1625–35]
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aquilege, aquilegia, columbine - a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains
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Walking through history
As Julie looked around the interior of the 18th Century Coanwood Meeting House near Haltwhistle, the seeds were sown for a creative project.
A walk through history
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A play about the life of this remarkable woman, Red Flag over Bermondsey: The Ada Salter Story, is coming to Huddersfield Quaker Meeting House on Saturday, June 6, at 7.30pm, Written by Lynn Morris, who previously dramatised the life of 17th century Quaker Elizabeth Hooton, the story looks at both the public and private life of Ada, who became the first female councillor in London and then the first woman mayor.
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