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• society — so‧ci‧e‧ty [səˈsaɪti] noun societies PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] people in general, considered in relation to the structure of laws, organizations etc that make it possible for them to live together: • Society may decide that it dislikes… …   Financial and business terms

• friendly society — ➔ society * * * friendly society UK US noun [C] (plural friendly societies) ► FINANCE in the UK, an organization to which members pay amounts of money regularly over a long period so that when they are ill or old they will receive money back …   Financial and business terms

• FRIENDLY, FRED W. — FRIENDLY, FRED W. (Fred Wachenheimer; 1915–1998), U.S. television writer and director. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Friendly began his career as a radio announcer in 1937. During World War II he was a correspondent for army publications, and …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Society of Saint Vincent de Paul —     Society of Saint Vincent de Paul     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of Saint Vincent de Paul     An international association of Catholic laymen engaging systematically in personal service of the poor; was founded in May, 1833, when eight… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• friendly society — friendly societies N COUNT A friendly society is an organization to which people regularly pay small amounts of money and which then gives them money when they retire or when they are ill. [BRIT] …   English dictionary

• Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge —     Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge     The greatest and most important society within the Church of England. It was founded 8 March, 1698, when four laymen, Lord… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Friendly Persuasion (song) — Friendly Persuasion is a popular song with music by Dimitri Tiomkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was published in 1956 and appeared in the 1956 film of the same name. The best known version of the song was recorded that year by Pat… …   Wikipedia

• Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) —     Society of Mary or Marist Fathers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society of Mary (Marist Fathers)     (Initials S.M.)     A religious order of priests, so called on account of the special devotion they profess toward the Blessed Virgin.     I …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Friendly Societies — (engl., spr. frenndlĭ ßasāitis), auf Freiwilligkeit beruhende Hilfsgesellschaften (s.d.), hatten sich schon seit Anfang des 18. Jahrh. in großer Zahl in England verbreitet (man zählt gegenwärtig über 20,000 einregistrierte Gesellschaften in… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• friendly society — ► NOUN ▪ (in the UK) a mutual association providing sickness benefits, life assurance, and pensions …   English terms dictionary

• friendly society — friendly so.ciety n an association in Britain that people regularly pay small amounts of money to, which then provides them with money when they become old or ill …   Dictionary of contemporary English