Alienism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alienism \Al"ien*ism\, n.
     1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
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              The law was very gentle in the construction of the
              disability of alienism.               --Kent.


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     2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  alienism
       n : the quality of being alien [syn: {alienage}]