Definition of Alienisms

1. alienism [n] - See also: alienism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alienisms

alienation
alienation of affection
alienations
alienator
alienators
aliened
alienee
alienees
aliener
alieners
alienesque
alieniloquy
aliening
alienism
alienisms (current term)
alienist
alienists
alienlike
alienly
alienness
aliennesses
alienor
alienors
aliens
aliethmoidal
aliettite
alif
alife
aliferous

Literary usage of Alienisms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Philology by Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization) (1904)
"... the slight difference being due to a little greater restriction in the use of alienisms in the former on account of the use of the iambic metre. ..."

2. The Structure of English Prose: A Manual of Composition and Rhetoric by John George Repplier McElroy (1885)
"But even unqualified aliens must be admitted sometimes, and in certain cases maybe admitted without serious loss, (a) Necessary alienisms are («) such as ..."

3. English Literature During the Lifetime of Shakespeare by Felix Emmanuel Schelling (1910)
"... alike removed from the alienisms-of <b«1^,atini-rs, the niceties and affectations of the ..."

4. A History of German Literature by Calvin Thomas (1909)
"... have aided in the movement for purging the language of useless and incongruous alienisms—such are the achievements on which the renown of Opitz rests. ..."

5. Outlines of Rhetoric: Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and a by John Franklin Genung (1898)
"Fait accompli, " an accomplished fact," one of those alienisms that are apt to make the style sound affected without a corresponding advantage in the idea. ..."

6. The Working Principles of Rhetoric Examined in Their Literary Relations and by John Franklin Genung (1900)
"4 1 For beacon-words, and the use of alienisms as such, see above, p. 60. 2 " Such is the nature of language that, if the best possible word be chosen, ..."

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