alienism
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of alienism
Example Sentences
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The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
And as if their alienism disturbed him, he moved restlessly, almost resentfully, bit his lips nervously, moistened them, and began putting away his things.
From Lifted Masks; stories by Susan Glaspell
But I know that slowly and unconsciously the atmosphere of the settlement thawed out the asperity of alienism.
From The Invisible Censor by Francis Hackett
In spite of her friendly sympathy, he never felt so keenly his alienism as in her presence.
From Tales from Two Hemispheres by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
With a frozen sense of her alienism, Lilly sat, as it were, outside the situation, proffering herself almost with a sense of intrusion.
From Star-Dust by Fannie Hurst
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