Antonyms for mesmerism


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mez-muh-riz-uh m, mes-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛz məˌrɪz əm, ˈmɛs-


Definition of mesmerism

Origin :
  • "hypnotism," 1802, from French mesmérisme, named for Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), Austrian physician who developed a theory of animal magnetism and a mysterious body fluid which allows one person to hypnotize another. Related: Mesmerist.
  • As in magnetism : noun charm, attractiveness
  • As in hypnotism : noun bewitchment
  • As in animal magnetism : noun magnetic personal charm
Example sentences :
  • "It must have been done by mesmerism, I fancy," rejoined Mr. Meek.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • Animal magnetism or mesmerism had been involved in mystery and empiricism.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887 » by Various
  • Mesmerism is a trance and seems to me almost identical with somnambulism.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 » by Various
  • You know what an excitement there has been about mesmerism in Paris this summer?
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 » by Various
  • I know of no other thing in which there is so much entertainment as mesmerism.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 » by Various
  • They teach nothing of mesmerism or hypnotism at the universities.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, July 1887 » by Various
  • Then I'll tell you what: there is going to be a lecture on Mesmerism to-night.
  • Extract from : « Heartsease » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Well, granted that I possess a sort of mesmerism, may I use it for Nora's benefit?
  • Extract from : « Red Rose and Tiger Lily » by L. T. Meade
  • She then experimented to some extent with mesmerism and clairvoyance.
  • Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten
  • I have heard it said that there isn't any truth in mesmerism.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island » by Roger Thompson Finlay

Synonyms for mesmerism

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