mesmericadj.

Brit.

/mɛzˈmɛrɪk/, U.S.

/mɛzˈmɛrɪk/,

/mɛsˈmɛrɪk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mesmer , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mesmer (see mesmerism n.) + -ic suffix, after mesmerism n. Compare French mesmérique (1856 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier mesmerian adj.

Relating to, characteristic of, producing, or produced by mesmerism; (hence) having a hypnotic influence, fascinating.mesmeric pass: see pass n.⁴ 12.

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the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism

magnetical1794

magnetic1800

mesmerian1820

mesmeric1829

mesmerical1852

statuvolic1871

biological1874

post-hypnotic1887

1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 6 222 This day, after mesmerising her for nine minutes, she fell into mesmeric sleep.

1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 7 117 Ireland having been thus put to sleep by my mesmeric action.

1848 C. Dickens Haunted Man ii. 61 This example had a powerful, and apparently, mesmeric influence on him of the boots.

1872 F. Kilvert Diary 3 Sept. (1944) 197 He soon had 8 out of the 10 prostrate on the floor in a mesmeric sleep.

1915 G. M. White Rose o' Paradise xli. 286 He came toward her, piercing her face with a pair of compelling, mesmeric eyes that made her stagger back to the wall.

1977 O. Manning Danger Tree ii. 71 Harriet had had odd experiences, induced perhaps by the mesmeric dazzle of the light.

1987 A. M. Colman Facts, Fallacies & Frauds in Psychol. v. 113 Another English surgeon..was performing literally hundreds of operations in India using mesmeric anaesthesia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mesmeric
释义	mesmericadj. Brit. /mɛzˈmɛrɪk/, U.S. /mɛzˈmɛrɪk/, /mɛsˈmɛrɪk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mesmer , -ic suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mesmer (see mesmerism n.) + -ic suffix, after mesmerism n. Compare French mesmérique (1856 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier mesmerian adj. Relating to, characteristic of, producing, or produced by mesmerism; (hence) having a hypnotic influence, fascinating.mesmeric pass: see pass n.⁴ 12. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the paranormal > [adjective] > relating to mesmerism magnetical1794 magnetic1800 mesmerian1820 mesmeric1829 mesmerical1852 statuvolic1871 biological1874 post-hypnotic1887 1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 6 222 This day, after mesmerising her for nine minutes, she fell into mesmeric sleep. 1829 R. Chenevix in London Med. & Physical Jrnl. New Ser. 7 117 Ireland having been thus put to sleep by my mesmeric action. 1848 C. Dickens Haunted Man ii. 61 This example had a powerful, and apparently, mesmeric influence on him of the boots. 1872 F. Kilvert Diary 3 Sept. (1944) 197 He soon had 8 out of the 10 prostrate on the floor in a mesmeric sleep. 1915 G. M. White Rose o' Paradise xli. 286 He came toward her, piercing her face with a pair of compelling, mesmeric eyes that made her stagger back to the wall. 1977 O. Manning Danger Tree ii. 71 Harriet had had odd experiences, induced perhaps by the mesmeric dazzle of the light. 1987 A. M. Colman Facts, Fallacies & Frauds in Psychol. v. 113 Another English surgeon..was performing literally hundreds of operations in India using mesmeric anaesthesia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1829
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