phalansterian

American  

[fal-uhn-steer-ee-uhn] / ˌfæl ənˈstɪər i ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to a phalanstery.

2. of or relating to phalansterianism.

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noun

1. a member of a phalanstery.

2. an advocate of phalansterianism; a Fourierist.

Etymology

Origin of phalansterian

First recorded in 1835–45; phalanstery + -an

Example Sentences

"Why," said the phalansterian, "nothing is simpler; come home with me and I will lend you some."

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I detest hedges, partitions and walls like a phalansterian.

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M. Reybaud speaks here like a writer of the phalansterian school.

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I know not why the phalansterians use Greek words to convey ideas which can be expressed so clearly in French.

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True, he did not have occasion to perambulate what he would doubtless have called the 'phalansterian' streets of new South Wimbledon.

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