Alienism
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noun.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The state of being an alien.
noun.
The study and treatment of mental diseases.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.
noun.
The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The fact or position of being an
alien
;
alienage
.
noun.
The study or treatment of mental disorders;
psychiatry
.
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noun.
an obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
noun.
the quality of being alien