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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phalansterian¹

First recorded in 1835–45; phalanstery + -an

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The slight allusion in all the writers of the 'Phalansterian' class, to the subject of marriage, is rather remarkable.

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It was a rich and obliging fellow, although a phalansterian.

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