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phalanstery
[ fal-uhn-ster-ee ]
noun
, plural phal·an·ster·ies.
- (in Fourierism)
- the buildings occupied by a phalanx.
- the community itself.
- any similar association, or the buildings they occupy.
phalanstery
/ ˈfælənstərɪ; -strɪ /
noun
- in Fourierism
- buildings occupied by a phalanx
- a community represented by a phalanx
- any similar association or the buildings occupied by such an association
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phalanstery1
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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?
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This system, with some peculiar additions and embellishments, is the idea of the phalanstery.
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To put up the Phalanstery was the biggest job undertaken by the community and it taxed all available resources to the last dollar.
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The men of the phalanstery were less careful to conceal their emotions than we old-time folks in these early centuries.
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Society would harmoniously be organised in groups (phalanxes) of 1,600 persons to inhabit a large palace called a phalanstery.
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