United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

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A Christian group in the United States that does not marry, lives together, and stays peaceful, often called the Shakers

proper noun

: Sociedad Unida de Creyentes en la Segunda Venida de Cristo

Many people know the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing better by their nickname, the Shakers.

Examples

The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing established several communities across the eastern United States.
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing promotes a lifestyle of communal living.
Historians study the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing for their unique religious practices and craftsmanship.
Many members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing live in harmony together.
Historians study the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing for their unique religious practices and craftsmanship.
Many people know the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing better by their nickname, the Shakers.
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing established several communities across the eastern United States.

Synonyms

Shakerism

vsUnited Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing

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A religious group that lives simply, does not marry, and shares everything

refers to the organized community of people living those practices together

Surface Forms

United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing main

Morphology

united + society + of + believer + in + Christ's + 2nd + appearing

The phrase is fully compositional: 'United society' signals a group, and 'believers in Christ's second appearing' plainly describes people who believe Christ will appear again. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words would infer it denotes a religious group with that specific belief (though the sectal label 'Shakers' and their particular practices are not derivable from the phrase).

Etymology

United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing comes from the group's belief: they were a united society of believers who expected Christ's 'second appearing', or his return, to happen soon. People later called them 'Shakers' because in their meetings they often shook and moved a lot, and the long name tells us they were a group of Christians who lived together and waited for Christ's return.