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Shakerism

American  
[shey-kuh-riz-uhm] / ˈʃeɪ kəˌrɪz əm /

noun

  1. the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.


Etymology

Origin of Shakerism

1800–10, Shaker + -ism

Example Sentences

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Amanda Seyfried stars as real life figure Ann Lee, the leader of an 18th Century religious movement known as Shakerism.

From BBC

Shakerism is about gender equality, empathy and social unity.

From Salon

Its elder resident’s age and immobility leave most of the labor required to keep Shakerism alive in 2022 to Brother Arnold, who joined the Shakers in 1978 at 21 and is now the faith’s undisputed historian, theologian and spiritual ambassador.

From New York Times

He has always seen the wider fascination with Shakerism’s material history as a way for the world to better understand Shakers.

From New York Times

“The appeal of Shakerism is not an easy sell,” said Brother Arnold Hadd, 65, one of two practicing congregants at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine.

From New York Times