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Owenite

Owenite

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Relating to Robert Owen's ideas about cooperative communities and social reform
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊəˌnaɪt/
  • Archaic
: owenita
  • Several Owenite communities were established in the 19th century to promote cooperation and equality.

Examples

  • Her Owenite ideals shaped her approach to education and social welfare.

  • The Owenite movement focused on creating cooperative communities.

  • The Owenite movement inspired many early experiments in communal living.

  • Owenite ideas are influential.

  • The Owenite movement inspired many early experiments in communal living.

  • Her Owenite ideals shaped her approach to education and social welfare.

  • Several Owenite communities were established in the 19th century to promote cooperation and equality.

Surface Forms

Owenite positive

Morphology

Owenite = Owen (semi-transparent) = Owen + ite

Formally clear as 'Owen' + '-ite' meaning 'relating to or follower of Owen', but understanding the referent requires knowledge of Robert Owen or the suffix '-ite', so it may not be fully predictable for average learners.

Etymology

Owenite comes from the name Robert Owen, a 19th-century reformer, and the ending -ite which means 'follower' or 'related to', like in Luddite. So, as an adjective Owenite describes something 'connected to' Owen's ideas about cooperative communities and social reform.