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hypnotism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hypnotism \Hyp"no*tism\, n. [Gr. ? sleep: cf F. hypnotisme.] A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hypnotism n : the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: {mesmerism}, {suggestion}]
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