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phalanstery

[ fal-uhn-ster-ee ]

noun

, plural phal·an·ster·ies.
  1. (in Fourierism)
    1. the buildings occupied by a phalanx.
    2. the community itself.
  2. any similar association, or the buildings they occupy.


phalanstery

/ ˈfælənstərɪ; -strɪ /

noun

  1. in Fourierism
    1. buildings occupied by a phalanx
    2. a community represented by a phalanx
  2. any similar association or the buildings occupied by such an association
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phalanstery1

1840–50; < French phalanstère, blend of phalange phalanx and monastère monastery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of phalanstery1

C19: from French phalanstère, from phalange phalanx , on the model of monastère monastery
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Example Sentences

Is the phalanstery to be prohibited from capitalizing and lending at interest?

This system, with some peculiar additions and embellishments, is the idea of the phalanstery.

To put up the Phalanstery was the biggest job undertaken by the community and it taxed all available resources to the last dollar.

The men of the phalanstery were less careful to conceal their emotions than we old-time folks in these early centuries.

Society would harmoniously be organised in groups (phalanxes) of 1,600 persons to inhabit a large palace called a phalanstery.

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