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Shakers

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A fanatical sect founded by one Ann Lee, so called from their extravagant gestures in worship; they are agamists and communists.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Shakers'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/shakers.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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