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1. (n.) mesmerism
hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism.
2. mesmerism
hypnotism.
3. mesmerism
a compelling attraction; fascination.
Etymology: (1775–85)
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| Definition of 'mesmerism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestion
the act of inducing hypnosis
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mesmerism
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. mesmerism
animal magnetism so called, or the alleged power which, by operating on the nervous system, one person obtains control over the thoughts and actions of another.
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Sense: to hypnotize
The child was mesmerized by the television screen.
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 Afrikaans: fassinasie |
 Arabic: تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي |
 Bulgarian: хипноза |
 Brazilian: hipnose |
 Czech: mesmerismus |
 German: der Mesmerismus |
 Danish: hypnotisering; fascinerin |
 Greek: γοητεία |
 Spanish: hipnosis, hipnotismo |
 Estonian: hüpnoos |
 Farsi: هیپنوتیزم |
 Finnish: hypnotisointi |
 French: mesmérisme |
 Hebrew: הִפּנוּט |
 Hindi: सम्मोहन विद्या |
 Croatian: hipnoza |
 Hungarian: igézet |
 Indonesian: pesona |
 Icelandic: sefjun; dáleiðsla |
 Italian: ipnotismo |
 Japanese: 催眠術 |
 Korean: 최면술 |
 Lithuanian: mesmerizmas |
 Latvian: hipnotisms |
 Malay: pemukauan |
 Dutch: mesmerisme |
 Norwegian: hypnotisme |
 Polish: mesmeryzm |
 Persian: هیپنوتیزم |
 Pashto: هیپنوتیزم |
 Portuguese: hipnose |
 Romanian: hipnotism |
 Russian: гипнотизм |
 Slovak: mesmerizmus |
 Slovenian: hipnoza |
 Serbian: hipnotisanje |
 Swedish: mesmerism, hypnos |
 Thai: การสะกดจิต |
 Turkish: hipnotizma; büyüleme |
 Taiwanese: 催眠術 |
 Ukrainian: гіпнотизм; гіпноз |
 Urdu: تنویمی کیفیت |
 Vietnamese: thuật thôi miên |
 Chinese: 催眠术 |
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