Mesmerism
11MESMERISM — 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 …
12mesmerism — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hypnosis, catalepsy, trance, spell, entrancing, hypnotism; see also numbness , stupor …
13mesmerism — mes·mer·ism || mezmÉ™rɪzm n. hypnotism; compelling attraction; theories and ideas of Franz Mesmer on animal magnetism …
14mesmerism — noun historical a therapeutic technique involving hypnotism. Derivatives mesmerist noun Origin C18: named after the Austrian physician Franz A. Mesmer …
15mesmerism — n. Animal magnetism …
16mesmerism — n 1. hypnosis, hypnotism, trance, spell, mesmeric trance; insensibility, Pathol. catalepsy, numbness, unconsciousness, stupefaction. 2. fascination, attraction, enchantment, absorption; compulsion, obsession, involvement, mania …
17mesmerism — mes·mer·ism …
18mesmerism — n. hypnosis based on the ideas of the 18th century physician Franz Mesmer, sometimes employing magnets and a variety of other equipment …
19mesmerism — mes•mer•ism [[t]ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs [/t]] n. 1) hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism 2) hypnotism 3) a compelling attraction; fascination • Etymology: 1775–85 mes•mer′ic ˈmɛr ɪk adj. mes•mer′i•cal•ly, adv.… …
20mesmerism — /ˈmɛzmərɪzəm/ (say mezmuhrizuhm) noun 1. hypnotism. 2. compelling fascination. {named after FA Mesmer, 1733–1815, German physician and hypnotist. See ism} –mesmerist, noun …
