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mesmerism |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mesmerism \Mes"mer*ism\, n. [From Mesmer, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf F. mesm['e]risme.] The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. See {Animal magnetism}, under {Magnetism}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mesmerism n : the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: {hypnotism}, {suggestion}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.
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