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phalanstery
[ fal-uhn-ster-ee ]
noun
- (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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phalanstery1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phalanstery1
Example Sentences
The advantages afforded by consumption in common, or the combination of use, have been enthusiastically dwelt upon by Fourier, and the organization of his phalansteries is based essentially on that principle.
Brother Eustace, physiologist to the phalanstery, looked very grave and sad indeed as he passed from the Mothers' Room into the Conversazione in search of the hierarch.
Fourier's phalanstery, on the other hand, was to be a central palace with two wings.
Such an environment he proposed to create in huge caravansaries, which he called phalansteries.
Still we are dead against your phalansteries and his love saloons.
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