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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Once again, the phalansterian does not dispute as to quantity, but as to right.
From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
In this little club the prevailing opinion is democratic; it is represented under all its aspects, the phalansterian Utopia not excepted.
From The Deputy of Arcis by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
M. Reybaud speaks here like a writer of the phalansterian school.
From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
I detest hedges, partitions and walls like a phalansterian.
From The Cross of Berny by Florence Fendall
"Why," said the phalansterian, "nothing is simpler; come home with me and I will lend you some."
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger
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