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† Conˈcordium Obs.
[f. L. concordia concord: see -ium.]
The name given to the home of a socialistic community founded at Ham in Surrey in 1843. Hence Conˈcordian a.
1841–3New Age 6 May (1843) 7 In 1841, the idea of founding an industrial Harmonic Educational College for the benefit of such parties as were ready to leave the ignorant strife of the antagonistic world, was expressed in a tract, entitled ‘A Prospectus for establishing a Concordium’..Its members..are..denominated Concordists, and the place of their residence a Concordium. 1880T. Frost Forty Years Recoll. 50 After my visit to the Concordium I indulged the idea that..I might associate with myself some twelve or fifteen persons of both sexes, who might aid me in establishing a communitorium on the basis of the ethical and economic principles promulgated by Owen.
1844New Age May, A new society has been formed which is named ‘The Universal Concordian Society’, whose central office is at the Concordium. |