alienism

In 1890 Wisconsin Governor William D. Hoard claimed that German-Americans were engaged in a conspiracy to darken the understanding of the children, and called for native born Americans to fight alienism and selfish ecclesiasticism by closing all German language schools in the state and making education in government schooling compulsory.

Alex Nowrasteh: 40 Million Reasons to Celebrate Alex Nowrasteh 2011

Something they dont realize is that they have not given up on religion but made alienism their religion.

Houses by the Side of the Road. | Mind on Fire 2006

"Old stock Americans . . . see in the Roman Church today the chief leader of alienism, and the most dangerous alien power with a foothold inside our boundaries," Evans wrote.

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The Matter in the Intellectual Realm is an Existent, for there is nothing previous to it except the Beyond-Existence; but what precedes the Matter of this sphere is Existence; by its alienism in regard to the beauty and good of Existence, Matter is therefore a non-existent.

The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952

With a frozen sense of her alienism, Lilly sat, as it were, outside the situation, proffering herself almost with a sense of intrusion.

Star-Dust Fannie Hurst 1928

And as if their alienism disturbed him, he moved restlessly, almost resentfully, bit his lips nervously, moistened them, and began putting away his things.

Lifted Masks; stories Susan Glaspell 1915

The alienism is then purely political, and works no hardship but what Suffragists conceive to be in the mental attitude of the worker.

Woman and the Republic — a Survey of the Woman-Suffrage Movement in the United States and a Discussion of the Claims and Arguments of Its Foremost Advocates Helen Kendrick Johnson 1880

It is a truism to say that in our social code the value of a man's character is determined by his position; and fine traits in a foreigner unless he should happen to be something very great strike us rather as part of a supposed mental alienism, and as such, naturally suspicious.

Tales From Two Hemispheres 1877

In spite of her friendly sympathy, he never felt so keenly his alienism as in her presence.

Tales From Two Hemispheres 1877

It is a truism to say that in our social code the value of a man's character is determined by his position; and fine traits in a foreigner (unless he should happen to be something very great) strike us rather as part of a supposed mental alienism, and as such, naturally suspicious.

Tales from Two Hemispheres Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871