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Alienism

//ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪz.əm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fact or position of being an alien; alienage. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry. archaic, uncountable

    "2016 Dr. Seward, Penny Dreadful s3e1, 32min Since I'm sure you're not familiar with alienism I'll tell you how it works."

  3. 3
    the quality of being alien wordnet
  4. 4
    A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc). uncountable, usually

    "The diction of the dialogue is essentially the same as that of the chorus, the slight difference being due to a little greater restriction in the use of alienisms in the former on account of the use of the iambic metre."

  5. 5
    an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From alien + -ism.

Etymology 2

From French aliénisme, from aliéné in the meaning of "insane".

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