alienism

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al·ien·ism

A0200175 (āl′yə-nĭz′əm, ā′lē-ə-)n. See alienage.

(ˈeɪljəˌnɪzəm; ˈeɪlɪə-) n (Medicine) obsolete the study and treatment of mental illness

(ˈeɪl yə nɪdʒ, ˈeɪ li ə-)

n. 1. the state of being an alien. 2. the legal status of an alien. [1800–10]

the study or treatment of mental diseases, especially in their relation to legal problems. — alienist, n.See also: Psychology

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Noun	1.	alienism - an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illnesspsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disordersarchaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	alienism - the quality of being alien alienageforeignness, curiousness, strangeness - the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"