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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 hypnosisplay

  Familiarity information: MESMERISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MESMERISM (noun)


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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