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Sullivanian
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English
Etymology
From en Sullivan -ian.
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.
1989-06-19 w:Phoebe Hoban Psycho Drama: The Chilling Story of How the Sullivanian Cult Turned a Utopian Dream into a Nightmare 22 25 XOcCAAAAMBAJ 41 Sullivanian 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
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Of or pertaining to this therapy group.