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mesmerism /mes·mer·ism/ (mez´mer-izm) hypnotism.

mes·mer·ism (m

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n.

1. A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination.

2. Hypnotic induction that is believed to involve animal magnetism.

3. Hypnotism.

mesmerism (mezˑ·m

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n.pr the therapy advanced by the German Doctor Franz Mesmer, which involved using the power of “animal magnetism” to put people into trance; considered the predecessor of modern hypnosis. See also animal magnetism.

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