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Pinel

[ pee-nel ]

/ piˈnɛl /

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[fee-leep], /fiˈlip/, 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.

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Words nearby Pinel

pinedrops, pine end, pine family, pine finch, pine grosbeak, Pinel, pineland, Pinellas Park, pine marten, pine mouse, pinene

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How to use Pinel in a sentence

The first man from whom Pinel removed the manacles had, with those very manacles, killed one of his keepers.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
That great organ of opinion, not content with attacking Tuke, poured contempt upon his work, as well as on that of Pinel.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
There need be no controversy regarding the comparative merits of these two benefactors of our race, Pinel and Tuke.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White
It seemed as though this innovation inaugurated by Pinel would overthrow the world and the foundations of society.
The Positive School of Criminology|Enrico Ferri

At that period, Pinel advanced the revolutionary idea that insanity was not a sin, but a disease like all other diseases.
The Positive School of Criminology|Enrico Ferri