SHAKERS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States

Synonyms:

Shakers; United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Shakers" is a kind of...):

religious order; religious sect; sect (a subdivision of a larger religious group)

Meronyms (members of "Shakers"):

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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