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单词 mesmerian
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mesmeriann.adj.

Brit. /mɛzˈmɪərɪən/, /mɛzˈmɛːrɪən/, U.S. /mɛzˈmɛriən/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Mesmer , -ian suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Mesmer (see mesmerism n.) + -ian suffix, probably after French mesmérien (1782 as adjective and noun). Compare earlier mesmerite n. N.E.D. (1906) gives only the pronunciation (mezmīə·riăn) /mɛzˈmɪərɪən/.
Now rare.
A. n.
A follower of Mesmer; a believer in mesmerism. Obsolete. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [noun] > mesmerism > mesmerist
mesmerite1785
magnetizer1786
animal magnetist1792
mesmerist1795
mesmerian1802
magnetist1807
mesmerizer1829
hypnotist1843
biologist1853
hypnotizer1883
pathetist1890
1802 G. Acerbi Trav. I. 271 The mesmerians..have their minds so heated by the extraordinary..aspect of those phenomena [etc.].
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of mesmerism.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism
magnetical1794
magnetic1800
mesmerian1820
mesmeric1829
mesmerical1852
statuvolic1871
biological1874
post-hypnotic1887
1820 T. Hodgskin Trav. N. Germany I. xii. 389 It was his intention to follow the Mesmerian method of cure.
1840 Fraser's Mag. 21 533 The knight did not try the Mesmerian process on himself.
1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 456/2 One can hope for future editions..where the naïve reader will not be tempted to gain the totally unintended impression of hypnotherapy as a mesmerian panacea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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