Mesmerism Definition
mĕzmə-rĭzəm, mĕs-
noun
Hypnotic or irresistible attraction; fascination.
Webster's New World
Hypnotism, esp. as practiced by Mesmer in connection with his theory of animal magnetism.
Webster's New World
Hypnotism.
American Heritage Medicine
The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mesmerism
Noun
Singular:
mesmerism
Plural:
mesmerismsOrigin of Mesmerism
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From French mesmérisme; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.
From Wiktionary
After Franz Mesmer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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