Shakerism
[shey-kuh-riz-uh m]
- the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
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Some of them were no more remarkable or unexpected than this interest in Shakerism.
The Way to PeaceMargaret Deland
It is for no man or woman's happiness or benefit that they should be condemned to Shakerism.
Fruits of PhilosophyCharles Knowlton
Millerism and Shakerism were also near relatives and neighbors.
The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve ItR. W. Beers
That impulse was the sequel and certainly in part the effect of Shakerism.
History of American SocialismsJohn 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 PeaceMargaret Deland