Sullivanian
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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."
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to this therapy group. not-comparable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Sullivan + -ian.