phalansteries

Variant of phalanstery

phalanstery definition

phal·an·stery (fal′ən ster′ē)

noun pl. phalansteries -·ster′·ies

  1. a socialist community as planned by F. M. C. Fourier
  2. any communal association
  3. the buildings housing such a community

Etymology: Fr phalanstère < phalange, phalange + (mona)stère, monastery

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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