"alienism" meaning in English

See alienism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪz.əm/ [UK] Forms: alienisms [plural]
Etymology: From alien + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alien|ism}} alien + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} alienism (usually uncountable, plural alienisms)
  1. The fact or position of being an alien; alienage. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (fact or position of being an alien): alienismo (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-alienism-en-noun-kIx8kvd2 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'fact or position of being an alien': 99 1
  2. A foreignism, a word (or trait, etc) from another language (or country, etc). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-alienism-en-noun-nrcnukEL Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ism, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: allogenism
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪz.əm/ [UK]
Etymology: From French aliénisme, from aliéné in the meaning of "insane". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|aliénisme}} French aliénisme Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} alienism (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) The study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry. Tags: archaic, uncountable Related terms: alienist Translations (the study or treatment of mental disorders; psychiatry): aliénisme [masculine] (French), alienismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-alienism-en-noun-39K9X9jL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 26 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 21 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 15 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 9 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 8 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 21 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 21 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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