Mesmerism
91hypnotism and hallucinations — Hypnotism is known under many names, including hypnosis, neurohypnosis, neurypnology, artificial somnambulism, and Braidism. All these terms are used to denote the procedure or the state induced by that procedure, by means of which a hypnotist …
92Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… …
93animal — {{11}}animal (adj.) late 14c., from ANIMAL (Cf. animal) (n.). Animal rights is attested from 1879; animal liberation from 1973. Animal magnetism originally (1784) referred to MESMERISM (Cf. mesmerism). {{12}}animal (n.) early 14c. (but rare… …
94mesmerize — (v.) 1829, back formation from MESMERISM (Cf. mesmerism). Transferred sense of enthrall is first attested 1862. Related: Mesmerized; mesmerizing …
95hypnotiser — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotist, ↑hypnotizer, ↑mesmerist, ↑mesmerizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism (for: ↑mesmerizer), ↑ …
96hypnotist — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotizer, ↑hypnotiser, ↑mesmerist, ↑mesmerizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism (for: ↑mesmerizer), ↑ …
97hypnotizer — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotist, ↑hypnotiser, ↑mesmerist, ↑mesmerizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism (for: ↑mesmerizer), ↑ …
98mesmerist — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotist, ↑hypnotizer, ↑hypnotiser, ↑mesmerizer • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism (for: ↑mesmerizer), ↑ …
99mesmerizer — noun a person who induces hypnosis • Syn: ↑hypnotist, ↑hypnotizer, ↑hypnotiser, ↑mesmerist • Derivationally related forms: ↑mesmerism, ↑mesmerism (for: ↑ …
100Animal — An i*mal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions …