Sullivanian
Sullivanian noun: a member of an unorthodox and controversial psychotherapy group in New York City from the 1960s to the 1980s, led by Saul B. Newton, promoting a distorted version of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's views.
Noun
Sullivanian (plural Sullivanians)
- A member of an unorthodox and controversial psychotherapy group in New York City from the 1960s to the 1980s, led by Saul B. Newton, promoting a distorted version of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's views.
- The 39-year-old Sprecher, a computer programmer, was a Sullivanian for twelve years. He left the group in 1986. But the case is not really about Paul, Dee Dee, or even David. It's about the group.1989 June 19, Phoebe Hoban, “Psycho Drama: The Chilling Story of How the Sullivanian Cult Turned a Utopian Dream into a Nightmare”, in New York, volume 22, number 25, →ISSN, page 41
Adjective
Sullivanian (not comparable)
Forms of Sullivanian
| plural | Sullivanians |
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Origin of Sullivanian
From Sullivan + -ian.
Questions about Sullivanian
- What does Sullivanian mean?
- Sullivanian means a member of an unorthodox and controversial psychotherapy group in New York City from the 1960s to the 1980s, led by Saul B. Newton, promoting a distorted version of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's views.
- What part of speech is Sullivanian?
- Sullivanian can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Sullivanian?
- The plural of Sullivanian is Sullivanians.
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