phalansterianism

phal·an·ster·y

 (făl′ən-stĕr′ē)

n. pl. phal·an·ster·ies

1.

a. A self-sustaining cooperative community of the followers of Fourierism. Also called phalanx.

b. The buildings in such a community.

2. An association resembling a Fourierist phalanstery.

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[French phalanstère : phalange, phalanx (from Latin phalanx, phalang-; see phalanx) + (mona)stère, monastery (from Late Latin monastērium; see monastery).]

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phal′an·ste′ri·an (-stîr′ē-ən) adj. & n.

phal′an·ste′ri·an·ism n.

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phalansterianism

Fourierism.

See also: Communalism

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