al·ien·ism ( l y -n z m, l --)n. See alienage. |
alienism [ˈeɪljəˌnɪzəm ˈeɪlɪə-]
n
(Medicine) Obsolete the study and treatment of mental illness
alienism
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 illness psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression |
| 2. | alienism - the quality of being alien foreignness, curiousness, strangeness - the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" |
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