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Webster 1913 Edition
Alienism
Al′ien-ism
,Noun.
1.
The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of
alienism
. Kent.
2.
The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alienism
ALIENISM
,Noun.
The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism.
Definition 2024
alienism
alienism
English
Noun
alienism (usually uncountable, plural alienisms)
Related terms
Translations
Fact or position of being an alien
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Etymology 2
From French aliénisme, from aliéné in the meaning of "insane"
Noun
alienism (uncountable)
- (archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry.