phalansterian

[ fal-uhn-steer-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a phalanstery.

  2. of or relating to phalansterianism.

noun
  1. a member of a phalanstery.

  2. an advocate of phalansterianism; a Fourierist.

Origin of phalansterian

1
First recorded in 1835–45; phalanstery + -an

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How to use phalansterian in a sentence

  • No, sir; no one yet knows of the foolishness and infamy which the phalansterian system contains.

    What is Property? | P. J. Proudhon
  • The slight allusion in all the writers of the 'phalansterian' class, to the subject of marriage, is rather remarkable.

    History of American Socialisms | John Humphrey Noyes
  • It was a rich and obliging fellow, although a phalansterian.