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Definition of Alienism
1. Noun. An obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness.
Generic synonyms: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
2. Noun. The quality of being alien.
Definition of Alienism
1. n. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
Definition of Alienism
1. Noun. The fact or position of being an alien; alienage. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Alienism
1. alienage [n -S] - See also: alienage
Medical Definition of Alienism
1. 1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage. "The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism." (Kent) 2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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