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alienists

/ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪsts/

alienists is the plural of alienist.

Meaning of alienist

Noun

alienist (plural alienists)

  1. (dated) An expert in mental illness, especially with reference to legal ramifications.
    • ‘Are you an alienist?’ I interrupted. ‘Every doctor should be - a little,’ answered that original, imperturbably.1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 201
  2. (dated) A psychiatrist.

Questions about alienists

What is alienists the plural of?
Alienists is the plural of alienist.
How do you pronounce alienists?
Alienists is pronounced /ˈeɪ.lɪ.ən.ɪsts/.

Words near alienists in the dictionary

  1. alienish
  2. alienising
  3. alienism
  4. alienisms
  5. alienist
  6. alienists
  7. alienity
  8. alienization
  9. alienize
  10. alienized
  11. alienizes

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