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Shakerism

[shey-kuh-riz-uh m]

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noun

the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.

Origin of Shakerism

1800–10, Americanism; Shaker + -ism

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for shakerism

Historical Examples of shakerism

Some of them were no more remarkable or unexpected than this interest in Shakerism.
The Way to Peace
Margaret Deland
It is for no man or woman's happiness or benefit that they should be condemned to Shakerism.
Fruits of Philosophy
Charles Knowlton
Millerism and Shakerism were also near relatives and neighbors.
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It
R. W. Beers
That impulse was the sequel and certainly in part the effect of Shakerism.
History of American Socialisms
John Humphrey Noyes
She had supposed he would tell her she would break his heart; instead, he said, calmly, that she hadn't the head for Shakerism.
The Way to Peace
Margaret Deland