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Shakers [ˈʃeɪkəz]

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(Christian Churches, other) the. an American millenarian sect, founded in 1747 as an offshoot of the Quakers, given to ecstatic shaking, advocating celibacy for its members, and practising common ownership of property

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Shakers - a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States

United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group

Shaker - a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world

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Shakers (redirected from Shaking Quakers)

Shakers
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