- Mesmerist
- Mesmerist Mes"mer*ist, n. One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mesmerist
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mesmerist — mesmerism ► NOUN 1) historical a therapeutic technique involving hypnotism. 2) hypnotism. DERIVATIVES mesmerist noun. ORIGIN named after the Austrian physician Franz A. Mesmer (1734 1815) … English terms dictionary
mesmerist — noun see mesmerism … New Collegiate Dictionary
mesmerist — See mesmeric. * * * … Universalium
mesmerist — noun one who mesmerizes … Wiktionary
mesmerist — mes·mer·ist rəst n a practitioner of mesmerism … Medical dictionary
mesmerist — mes·mer·ist || mezmÉ™rɪst n. hypnotist; advocate of mesmerism (theories of animal magnetism conceived by Franz Mesmer) … English contemporary dictionary
mesmerist — mes·mer·ist … English syllables
mesmerist — mes·mer·ism (mĕz’mə rĭz′əm, mĕs’ ) n. 1) A strong or spellbinding appeal; fascination. 2) Hypnotic induction believed to involve animal magnetism. 3) Hypnotism. ╂ [After Franz MESMER(Cf. ↑Mesmer).] mes·mer’ic ( mĕr’ĭk) adj. mes·mer’i·cal·ly adv.… … Word Histories
mesmerist — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotist, ↑hypnotizer, ↑hypnotiser, ↑mesmerizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism (for: ↑mesmerizer), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mesmerism — mesmerist, n. /mez meuh riz euhm, mes /, n. 1. hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism. 2. hypnotism. 3. a compelling attraction; fascination. [1775 85; MESMER + ISM] * * * … Universalium
