ălĭēnātĭo, ōnis, f. [alieno].
I Act. , the transferring of the possession of a thing to another , so as to make it his property : Alienatio tum fit, cum dominium ad alium transferimus, Dig. 18, 1, 67; Sen. Ben. 5, 10. So, alienatio sacrorum, a transfer of the sacred rites (sacra) of one family (gens) to another , Cic. Or. 42, 144; so id. Leg. 3, 20, 48.—
II Neutr. , the transferring of one's self , i. e. the going over to another; hence,
A Trop., a separation , desertion , aversion , dislike , alienation (the internal separating or withdrawing of the feeling of good-will, friendship, and the like; while disjunctio designates merely an external separation): tuam a me alienationem commendationem tibi ad impios cives fore, Cic. Phil. 2. 1: alienatio consulum, id. Q. Fr. 1, 4: alienatio disjunctioque amicitiae, id. Lael. 21, 76: alienatio exercitūs (opp. benevolentia), Caes. B. C. 2, 31: in Vitellium alienatio, Tac. H. 2, 60: alienatio patrui, id. A. 2, 43: Numquid non perditio est iniquo, et alienatio operantibus injustitiam, Vulg. Job, 31, 3.—
B In medic. lang.: alienatio mentis, aberration of mind , loss of reason , delirium , Cels. 4, 2; so Plin. 21, 21, 89, § 155: continua, Dig. 1, 18, 14; also without mentis : alienatio saporque, Sen. Ep. 78: alienationis in commoda, Firm. 4, 1.