Meanings
- uncountableThe cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
Millard’s sketch happened to look a lot like the master plan of Fourierism, one of the most popular secular utopian movements in American history. In the early 1800s, Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, proposed, in a series of jargon-filled writings, a self-sufficient community model called a “phalanx.”
2009 April 16, Jon Mooallem, “The End Is Near! (Yay!)”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: phalansterism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
Origin
- Frenchfouriérisme
- EnglishFourierism
From French fouriérisme, or by surface analysis, Fourier + -ism, named after French philosopher Charles Fourier (1772–1837).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French fouriérisme
- fouriérismecooperative socialistic system
Portuguese fourierismo
- fourierismocooperative socialistic system
Cite this entry
Fourierism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourierism
“Fourierism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fourierism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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