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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It was a rich and obliging fellow, although a phalansterian.
From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry
I detest hedges, partitions and walls like a phalansterian.
From The Cross of Berny by Fendall, Florence
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 Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
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 Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
Nothing in the way of a terrace house would suit; for M. Zola was not yet a phalansterian.
From With Zola in England by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
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