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    SHAKERS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United Statesplay

    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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