definitions

alienism

[ eyl-yuh-niz-uh m, ey-lee-uh- ]
/ ˈeɪl yəˌnɪz əm, ˈeɪ li ə- /
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noun

alienage.

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Nearby words

alienation of affections, alienee, alieni generis, alieni juris, alienia, alienism, alienist, alienor, alif, aliform, aligarh

Origin of alienism

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; alien + -ism
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for alienism

  • In spite of her friendly sympathy, he never felt so keenly his alienism as in her presence.

    Tales From Two Hemispheres|Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen

British Dictionary definitions for alienism

alienism

/ (ˈeɪljəˌnɪzəm, ˈeɪlɪə-) /

noun

obsolete the study and treatment of mental illness
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012