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

  • I know not why the phalansterians use Greek words to convey ideas which can be expressed so clearly in French.

    What is Property? | P. J. Proudhon
  • Only it will not come about in the way dreamt of by Phalansterians, nor in the manner often imagined by authoritarian Communists.

    The Conquest of Bread | Peter Kropotkin