United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing

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Christian religious sect communal society religious community

The United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as the Shakers, is a Christian religious sect founded in 18th-century England and developed in America, noted for its communal living, celibacy, pacifism, and distinctive furniture and craftsmanship.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing canonical 9
Shaker religious community 1
“United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing” 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious sect ⓘ
communal society ⓘ
religious community ⓘ
believesIn Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
continuing revelation ⓘ
developedPrimarilyIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
foundedBy Ann Lee ⓘ
foundedInCentury 18th century ⓘ
foundedInCountry England ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Shaker ⓘ
surface form: Shaking Quakers
hasCommonName Shaker ⓘ
surface form: Shakers
hasCommunityType intentional community ⓘ
hasDoctrine celibate lifestyle ⓘ
communal ownership of property ⓘ
confession of sins ⓘ
gender equality in spiritual leadership ⓘ
pacifism and nonviolence ⓘ
separation from the world ⓘ
hasEthic equality ⓘ
industry ⓘ
order ⓘ
simplicity ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Elder ⓘ
Eldress ⓘ
hasTheologicalOrientation millenarian ⓘ
perfectionist ⓘ
influenced American design ⓘ
American religious communal movements ⓘ
knownFor celibacy ⓘ
communal living ⓘ
distinctive furniture ⓘ
ecstatic worship ⓘ
high-quality craftsmanship ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ
simple living ⓘ
opposes oaths ⓘ
private property within the community ⓘ
war ⓘ
peakMembershipPeriod 19th century ⓘ
practices common dining ⓘ
communal child rearing ⓘ
separate living quarters for men and women ⓘ
produced Shaker boxes ⓘ
Shaker furniture ⓘ
innovative tools and machinery ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
worshipStyle dancing ⓘ
ecstatic movement ⓘ
shouting ⓘ
singing ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shirley Shaker Village → denomination → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Shaker → alsoKnownAs → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
subject surface form: Shakers
Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill → religiousTradition → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Ann Lee → founded → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Ann Lee → associatedWith → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Christ’s Second Appearing → associatedWith → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Christ’s Second Appearing → selfDesignation → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
this entity surface form: “United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing”
Joseph Meacham → denomination → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
Shaker Heights → namedAfter → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shaker religious community
Lucy Wright → movement → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ
James Whittaker → religion → United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing ⓘ