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Alienism [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Alyenizm. The state of being an alien.

2. The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of alienism

Alienism [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.

2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.