Phalanstery

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A self-sustaining cooperative community of the followers of Fourierism. Also called phalanx.
  • n. The buildings in such a community.
  • n. An association resembling a Fourierist phalanstery.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An association or community organized on the plan of Charles Fourier, with living space divided hierarchically and higher pay for those carrying out unpopular tasks.
  • n. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An association or community organized on the plan of Fourier. See Fourierism.
  • n. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The building or buildings occupied as a dwelling by a community living together and having goods and property in common as proposed by Fourier. See Fourierism.
  • n. A communal house of a primitive tribe.
    • Word Usage
    "A phalanstery, which is in fact nothing but an immense hotel, can please some, and even all at a certain period of their life, but the great mass prefers family life (family life of the future, be it understood)."
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    Fourierism   
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    phalanx   
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