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alienism|ˈeɪlɪənɪz(ə)m|
[f. alien n. + -ism.]
1. The position or profession of being an alien, or foreigner in a country.
a1816Johnson N.Y. Rep. 381 in Pickering 31 The prisoner..suggested his alienism, which was admitted. 1854Raikes Eng. Const. II. 370 (L.) They were generally justified on some plea of war or alienism. 1879Geo. Eliot Theo. Such 342 Their monetary hold on governments is tending to perpetuate in leading Jews a spirit of universal alienism (euphemistically called cosmopolitanism).
2. The study and treatment of mental diseases.
1881The Nation 1 Dec. 433/1 As surgery is the very best department in medical science in this country [U.S.], alienism is the very worst. |