mesmerism
noun/ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/UK/ˈmɛz.mɚˌɪz.əm/CA/ˈmez.məˌɹɪz.əm/
Etymology
From French mesmérisme, analysable as Mesmer + -ism; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.
Definitions
The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in…
The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.
- What is the secret mesmerism which friendship possesses, and under the operation of which a person ordinarily sluggish, or cold, or timid, becomes wise, active, and resolute, in another's behalf?
The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).
The neighborhood
Derived
mesmeric, phrenomesmerism, mesmerist, mesmerize, mesmerized, mesmerizing
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