mesmerism

ˈmɛzmərɪzəm

Definition

Definition of mesmerism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

captivating charm

Rare

the ability to fascinate in a spellbinding way

Rare

His speech held the audience in complete mesmerism..

enchantment

hypnotism

psychology

Dated

state induced by hypnotic methods

Dated

He fell into a deep mesmerism during the session.

hypnosis

hypnotism

hypnosis theory

Dated

hypnotic induction believed to involve animal magnetism

Dated

The concept of mesmerism was popular in the 19th century..

animal magnetism

hypnosis

hypnotism

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Origin of mesmerism

German, Mesmer (name) + -ism (practice)

Terms with mesmerism included in their meaning

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animal magnetism

mesmerism

supposed magnetic fluid in living beings

mesmerist

practitioner

person who practices mesmerism

mesmerisation

psychology

process related to mesmerism or hypnosis

Examples of mesmerism in a sentence

Her storytelling had a mesmerism that captivated everyone.
The audience was captivated by the speaker's mesmerism.
Her mesmerism left everyone in a trance-like state.
Mesmerism was often performed in parlors.
He studied mesmerism as part of his research.

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French:envoûtement, mesmérisme, ...
German:Faszination, Mesmerismus, ...
Italian:incanto, ipnosi, ...
Spanish:encantamiento, mesmerismo, ...
Portuguese:fascinação, mesmerismo, ...
Chinese:迷人的魅力, 催眠术, ...
Japanese:魅惑, 催眠状態, ...
Arabic:سِحْر, تَنْويم مِغْناطيسي, ...
Hebrew:קֶסֶם, הִיפְּנוֹזָה, ...
Russian:очарование, месмеризм, ...
Ukrainian:зачарування, транс, ...
Hindi:मोहकता, सम्मोहन, ...
Bengali:মোহন, সম্মোহন, ...
Catalan:encantament, mesmerisme, ...
Czech:fascinace, hypnóza, ...
Danish:tryllebindelse, hypnose, ...
Dutch:betovering, hypnose, ...
Greek:γοητεία, υπνωτισμός, ...
Hungarian:elbűvölő erő, mesmerizmus, ...
Khmer:ភាពទាក់ទាញគួរឱ្យលង់ចិត្ត, សភាពសន្លប់ដោយសណ្តំ, ...
Korean:매혹, 최면 상태, ...
Persian:افسونگری, خلسه, ...
Polish:czar, mesmeryzm, ...
Portuguese (BR):fascinação, mesmerismo, ...
Romanian:farmec, mesmerism, ...
Swedish:förtrollning, hypnos, ...
Thai:เสน่ห์สะกดจิต, สภาวะสะกดจิต, ...
Turkish:büyüleyicilik, hipnoz, ...
Vietnamese:sự mê hoặc, thôi miên, ...

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