phalansterian
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a phalanstery.
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of or relating to phalansterianism.
noun
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a member of a phalanstery.
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an advocate of phalansterianism; a Fourierist.
Etymology
Origin of phalansterian
First recorded in 1835–45; phalanstery + -an
Example Sentences
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Nothing in the way of a terrace house would suit; for M. Zola was not yet a phalansterian.
From With Zola in England by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
I detest hedges, partitions and walls like a phalansterian.
From The Cross of Berny by Florence Fendall
If the above speech is not an exact epitome of Charles Fourier's system, I will subscribe to the whole phalansterian folly with a pen dipped in my own blood.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
I once asked an intelligent phalansterian what he thought of such physics.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
The absurdity of the phalansterian economy is so gross, that many people suspect Fourier, in spite of all the homage paid by him to proprietors, of having been a secret enemy of property.
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
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