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A celibate sect that danced to God and inventsuited itself out of existence.
means A member of a religious sect (formally the United Society of Believers) known for ecstatic worship, communal living, strict celibacy, and superb plain craftsmanship — or, more loosely, any container you shake to mix or dispense.
from From the verb 'shake,' from Old English 'sceacan,' to move briskly to and fro. The religious sense began as a jeer: 'Shaking Quakers,' mocking the trembling, whirling worshippers, later clipped to 'Shaker.' A cousin spelling, 'shaker,' for a salt or cocktail vessel comes straight from the same shaking motion — no relation to the sect, just the same honest little verb at work.
- vow of celibacy
- No kids meant the faith died with members
- clever hands
- Invented the flat broom and circular saw
- the dance
- Worship meant shaking, spinning, marching in formation
- members today
- A handful remain in one Maine village
- gift to design
- Minimalist furniture still copied worldwide
shakers religious sect — american utopian community founded 1774, known for ecstatic worship and furniture design
shaker heights ohio — suburb of cleveland established 1905, named after the shaker religious community that settled there