mesmerism

[ mez-muh-riz-uhm, mes- ]

/ ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs- /

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noun

hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism.

hypnotism.

a compelling attraction; fascination.

Origin of mesmerism

First recorded in 1775–85; Mesmer + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM mesmerism

mes·mer·ist, noun

Words nearby mesmerism

mesioversion, mesitylene, mesityl oxide, Mesmer, mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesnalty, mesne, mesne lord, meso-

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Example sentences from the Web for mesmerism

In the same way, a person under the influence of mesmerism tells things of which he has no conception when he wakes.
Schopenhauer|Margrieta Beer
The reader may smile and say, "Impossible;" but I would ask him how the Indian jugglers do their tricks unless it is by mesmerism.
Allan's Wife|H. Rider Haggard
Some drugs have the power of inducing it, and mesmerism is the strongest of all artificial means.
Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science|Hudson Tuttle
And in that way, mesmerism would account for my vision as the necessary result of a highly developed sympathy between us.
The Two Destinies|Wilkie Collins

Phreno-mesmerism, or the connexion between phrenology and mesmerism.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mesmerism

mesmerism

/ (ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm) /

noun psychol

a hypnotic state induced by the operator's imposition of his will on that of the patient

an early doctrine concerning this

Derived forms of mesmerism

mesmerist, noun

Word Origin for mesmerism

C19: named after F. A. Mesmer (1734–1815), Austrian physician

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Medical definitions for mesmerism

mesmerism

[ mĕz′mə-rĭz′əm, mĕs′- ]

n.

A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination.

Hypnotic induction that is believed to involve animal magnetism.

Hypnotism.

单词	mesmerism
释义	mesmerism [ mez-muh-riz-uhm, mes- ] / ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mesmerism ON THESAURUS.COM noun hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism. hypnotism. a compelling attraction; fascination. Origin of mesmerism First recorded in 1775–85; Mesmer + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM mesmerism mes·mer·ist, noun Words nearby mesmerism mesioversion, mesitylene, mesityl oxide, Mesmer, mesmeric, mesmerism, mesmerize, mesnalty, mesne, mesne lord, meso- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mesmerism In the same way, a person under the influence of mesmerism tells things of which he has no conception when he wakes. Schopenhauer\|Margrieta Beer The reader may smile and say, "Impossible;" but I would ask him how the Indian jugglers do their tricks unless it is by mesmerism. Allan's Wife\|H. Rider Haggard Some drugs have the power of inducing it, and mesmerism is the strongest of all artificial means. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science\|Hudson Tuttle And in that way, mesmerism would account for my vision as the necessary result of a highly developed sympathy between us. The Two Destinies\|Wilkie Collins Phreno-mesmerism, or the connexion between phrenology and mesmerism. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mesmerism mesmerism / (ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm) / noun psychol a hypnotic state induced by the operator's imposition of his will on that of the patient an early doctrine concerning this Derived forms of mesmerism mesmerist, noun Word Origin for mesmerism C19: named after F. A. Mesmer (1734–1815), Austrian physician Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mesmerism charisma, allure, pull, draw, witchcraft, magic, hypnotism, power, enchantment, spell, influence, lure, glamour, attraction, fascination, appeal, witchery, suggestion, hypnosis, hypnotherapy Medical definitions for mesmerism mesmerism [ mĕz′mə-rĭz′əm, mĕs′- ] n. A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination. Hypnotic induction that is believed to involve animal magnetism. Hypnotism. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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mesmerism

noun

Origin of mesmerism

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Example sentences from the Web for mesmerism

British Dictionary definitions for mesmerism

noun psychol

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Word Origin for mesmerism

Words related to mesmerism

Medical definitions for mesmerism

n.