Fourierism
81communism — n Bolshevism, Marxism, Leninism, So vietism; collectivism, communalism, communaliza tion, state ownership; socialism, social democracy, phalansterianism, Fourierism, totalitarianism …
82community — n 1. neighborhood, borough, district, township, parish; hamlet, town, Archaic. wick, Archaic. thorp, village, burg; municipality, city, metropolis; settlement, colony. 2. society, public, general public, commonalty, commonweal, body politic,… …
83phalanstery — phal•an•ster•y [[t]ˈfæl ənˌstɛr i[/t]] n. pl. ster•ies 1) soc (in Fourierism) a) the buildings occupied by a phalanx b) the community itself 2) soc any similar association, or the buildings they occupy • Etymology: 1840–50; < F phalanstère, b …
84phalanx — pha•lanx [[t]ˈfeɪ læŋks, ˈfæl æŋks[/t]] n. pl. pha•lanx•es, pha•lan•ges [[t]fəˈlæn dʒiz[/t]] 1) anh (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping 2) …
85phalanx — /ˈfælæŋks / (say falangks) noun (plural phalanxes /ˈfælæŋksəz / (say falangksuhz) or phalanges /fəˈlændʒiz/ (say fuh lanjeez)) 1. (in ancient Greece) a body of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined… …
86-ism — suffix forming nouns, esp. denoting: 1 an action or its result (baptism; organism). 2 a system, principle, or ideological movement (Conservatism; jingoism; feminism). 3 a state or quality (heroism; barbarism). 4 a basis of prejudice or… …
87phalanstery — ˈfalənˌsterē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: French phalanstère dwelling of a Fourierite community, from phalange phalanx (from Latin phalang , phalanx) + monastère monastery (from Late Latin monasterium) more at phalanx …
88Fou|ri|er|ist — «FUR ee uh rihst», noun. a follower of Fourierism …
89phal|an|ste|ri|an|ism — «FAL uhn STIHR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the system of phalansteries; Fourierism …
90phal|an|ster|y — «FAL uhn STEHR ee», noun, plural ster|ies. 1. in Fourierism: a) the building or set of buildings occupied by a phalanx. b) a socialistic community; phalanx. 2. a) any similar association of persons. b) the building or buildings occupied by them.… …
