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MESMERISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mesmerism mean?
• MESMERISM (noun)
The noun MESMERISM has 1 sense:
1. the act of inducing hypnosis
Familiarity information: MESMERISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of inducing hypnosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hypnotism; mesmerism; suggestion
Hypernyms ("mesmerism" is a kind of...):
influence (causing something without any direct or apparent effort)
Derivation:
mesmeric (attracting and holding interest as if by a spell)
mesmerist; mesmerizer (a person who induces hypnosis)
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