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mesmerism Definition


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mesmerism
noun
    1. A former term for hypnotism.
    2. A former method of hypnosis, based on the ideas of Franz Anton Mesmer (1734‐1815), an Austrian physician.
Derivative: mesmerist
noun
    A hypnotist.
Etymology: 19c.



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