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alienist
[ eyl-yuh-nist, ey-lee-uh- ]
noun
- (formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- an expert witness in a sanity trial.
alienist
/ ˈeɪljənɪst; ˈeɪlɪə- /
noun
- a psychiatrist who specializes in the legal aspects of mental illness
- obsolete.a person who practises alienism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alienist1
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Example Sentences
There might have been employment here for the alienist or for those who circulate the pledge; but I had had enough of it.
Dr. Carew proved to be a young and enthusiastic alienist whose heart and soul was in his work.
By way of a joke we tackled a medical alienist who had a seat on the commission.
It is possible, however, that this very opinion may be a fixed idea or symptomatic eccentricity of the alienist himself.
I think we'll have to take him up to the city to consult some prominent alienist, as the newspapers would say.
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