Sullivanian

English

Etymology

From Sullivan +‎ -ian.

Noun

Sullivanian (plural Sullivanians)

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.
   • 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:

     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

Sullivanian (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to this therapy group.