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mesmerism

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɛz.məˌɹɪz.əm/Part of speech nounSorted eeimmmrssStarts with MEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the act of inducing hypnosis

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • What is the secret mesmerism which friendship possesses, and under the operation of which a person ordinarily sluggish, or cold, or timid, becomes wise, active, and resolute, in another's behalf?

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