Definition of MESMERISM

mesmerism

Meanings

Plural: mesmerisms

Noun

  • the act of inducing hypnosis
  • The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.
  • The state induced by hypnotic methods (especially that of Mesmer himself).

Origin / Etymology

From French mesmérisme, analysable as Mesmer + -ism; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.

Synonyms

hypnotism, suggestion

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