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to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. "Social phenomena." J. S. Mill.

A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless, revolutionary social scheme. See Communism, Fourierism, Saint-Simonianism, forms of social…

One who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism.

The quality of being social; socialness.

To render social.

In a social manner; sociably.

The quality or state of being social.

Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.

One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.

Any theory or system that aims to combine the teachings of Christ with the teachings of socialism in their applications to life; Christianized socialism; esp., the principles of this nature advocated by F. D. Maurice, Charles Kingsley, and others in England about 1850. -- Christian socialist.

Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as, dissocial feelings.

To render unsocial.

Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons in society; social.

A form of socialism, esp. advocated in Germany, which, while retaining the right of private property and the institution of the family and other features of the present form of the state, would intervene by various measures intended to give or maintain equality of opportunity, as compulsory state insurance, old-age pen…

toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to retardation. A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of acceleration. I. Taylor. (Astr. & Physics.) Acceleration of the moon, the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of…

nal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.

Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.

Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office.

A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.