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hypnotism /hyp·no·tism/ (hip´no-tizm) the study of or the method or practice of inducing hypnosis.
hypnotism, n the practice of hypnosis. See also hypnosis. hypnotism (hip´nōtiz n 1. the method or practice of inducing sleep. n 2. in medical jurisprudence, a mental state rendering the patient susceptible to suggestion at the will and inducement of another. |
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``You can get hypnotists to work with guys, and you can get soothsayers or voodoo or something,'' Jackson said. Hypnotists sell appetite-sating charms for dieting housewives. If gay and lesbian comics take the easy road and speak only to that level of audience, all that will be left of our humor tradition will be Catskill hypnotists or the voices behind some family-oriented cartoon character--"See the nice lesbian, honey? |
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