TERM: Shakers (scroll down for definition)

 

 

 

Definition for: Shakers

A deeply religious movement that had elements of socialism. The Shakers lived isolated in a community of shared property with separation of the sexes (no sexual relations!) They were known to "shake away" bad deeds.

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