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Meaning of "mesmerism" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MESMERISM

Named after F. A. Mesmer (1734–1815), Austrian physician.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MESMERISM

mesmerism  [ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESMERISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mesmerism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MESMERISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mesmerism

Hypnosis

Hypnosis is a psychological state with physiological attributes superficially resembling sleep and marked by an individual's level of awareness other than the ordinary conscious state. Another description of the phenomenon is that of an altered mental state, while another links it to imaginative role-enactment. A person under hypnosis is said to have heightened focus and concentration with the ability to concentrate intensely on a specific thought or memory, while blocking out sources of distraction. Hypnosis is usually induced by a procedure known as a hypnotic induction involving a series of preliminary instructions and suggestions. The use of hypnotism for therapeutic purposes is referred to as "hypnotherapy", while its use as a form of entertainment for an audience is known as "stage hypnosis". The term "hypnosis" comes from the Greek word hypnos, "sleep", and the suffix -osis, or from hypnoō, " put to sleep" and the suffix -is. The words "hypnosis" and "hypnotism" both derive from the term "neuro-hypnotism" coined by the Scottish surgeon James Braid around 1841.

Definition of mesmerism in the English dictionary

The definition of mesmerism in the dictionary is a hypnotic state induced by the operator's imposition of his will on that of the patient. Other definition of mesmerism is an early doctrine concerning this.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESMERISM


adventurism
ədˈvɛntʃəˌrɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
aphorism
ˈæfəˌrɪzəm
asterism
ˈæstəˌrɪzəm
barbarism
ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
esoterism
ɛˈsɒtəˌrɪzəm
futurism
ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm
historism
ˈhɪstəˌrɪzəm
hypopituitarism
ˌhaɪpəpɪˈtjuːɪtəˌrɪzəm
isomerism
aɪˈsɒməˌrɪzəm
mannerism
ˈmænəˌrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
naturism
ˈneɪtʃəˌrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
Thatcherism
ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm
voluntarism
ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESMERISM

mesial
mesially
mesic
mesically
mesitylene
mesmeric
mesmerically
mesmerisation
mesmerise
mesmeriser
mesmerist
mesmerization
mesmerize
mesmerizer
mesmerizing
mesnalties
mesnalty
mesne
mesne lord
mesne profits

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESMERISM

allomerism
boosterism
careerism
chimerism
eumerism
gangsterism
hetaerism
hipsterism
Hitlerism
keto-enol tautomerism
metamerism
panderism
pauperism
phalansterism
Quakerism
ranterism
spoonerism
stereoisomerism
tautomerism
tourism
volunteerism

Synonyms and antonyms of mesmerism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mesmerism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MESMERISM

Find out the translation of mesmerism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mesmerism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mesmerism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

催眠术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mesmerismo
570 millions of speakers

English

mesmerism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृत्रिम निद्रावस्था
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنويم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

месмеризм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mesmerismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সংবেশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mesmérisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesmerisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mesmerismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

催眠術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최면술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mesmerism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thôi miên thuật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வசியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोहिनीवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ipnotizma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipnotismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mesmeryzm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

месмеризм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mesmerism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mesmerism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mesmerisme
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mesmerism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mesmerism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mesmerism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESMERISM»

The term «mesmerism» is regularly used and occupies the 76.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MESMERISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mesmerism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESMERISM»

Discover the use of mesmerism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mesmerism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Easy Guide to Mesmerism and Hypnotism
You will not only find here the original text of Dr. Coates, but also a better understanding of the original school of magnetism. If you really want to immerse in this powerful world, this is your occasion!
Marco Paret, James Coates, 2007
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Mesmerism and Christian Science: A Short History of Mental ...
Published in 1909, Mesmerism and Christian Science explores the relationship between science and spiritualism through history.
Frank Podmore, 2011
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Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism ...
An evocative history of alternative religious practices in France in the second half of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries that tells the interconnected stories of three movements: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism.
John Warne Monroe, 2008
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Mesmerism and Hawthorne: Mediums of American Romance
Chase (American literature, Wheaton College) examines the influence that the mesmerist and spiritualist ideas of the 1840s and 1850s had on Nathaniel Hawthorne's fictional techniques, describing how Hawthorne both despised the ...
Samuel Chase Coale, 2000
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Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Etc.: Historically and ...
A Victorian doctor's lectures, published in 1877, using historical and scientific evidence to challenge the 'epidemic delusions' of spiritualism.
William Benjamin Carpenter, 2011
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Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Witchcraft, and Miracle: a brief ...
The lamb and the veal are more matured here than in the former case: the Mesmerism expands more distinctly into Spiritualism. 7. No rigidity of limb, no action upon the body or the mind of the medium, is observable; yet the spiritdaughter ...
Allen PUTNAM, 1858
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Vital Magnetic Power; Mesmerism, Hypnotism, and Thought ...
Mesmerism, hypnotism and thought reading. Contents: Intro; Mesmerism Revealed; Practical Mesmerism; Hypnotism; Thought Reading; Clairvoyance; General Observations; Miscellaneous Observations.
Frank H. Handall, 1996
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Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain
The Victorians were literally entranced - mesmerized - with this phenomenon.
Alison Winter, 2000
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How to Hypnotize: Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, ...
If you're interested in learning more about the esoteric arts, this comprehensive guide leaves no stone unturned.
A. Alpheus, 2009
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Self-Suggestion: And the New Huna Theory of Mesmerism and ...
This is a new release of the original 1958 edition.
Max Freedom Long, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESMERISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mesmerism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fair Schedule Set, Vendors Sought
Other entertainments include country singer Cale Moon, the Prairie Pals petting zoo, Dr. Susan Rosen (aka the Mistress of Mesmerism), ... «Glasgow Courier, Jul 15»
2
How Indofash plans to breathe new life in the age old Indian …
In retrospect it is easy to see how her mesmerism with the works of the Chikankari artisans connected seamlessly with her childhood memories ... «YourStory.com, Jun 15»
3
Marvel Comics 'Doctor Strange' Movie -- Everything We Know So Far
... animation of inanimate objects, teleportation, illusion casting, mesmerism, thought projection, astral projection, dimensional travel, time travel ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
4
The best new books out this week
... literary allusion and all manner of esoteric information about everything from forging techniques to mesmerism, without the breakneck pace ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Welcome to the Church of Climate Change
Sir Peter Medawar, the eminent scientist put it thus: "Freud's psychoanalysis is akin to mesmerism and phrenology; it contains isolated nuggets ... «RenewAmerica, Jun 15»
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'Doctor Strange' Casting Update: Chiwetel Ejiofor To Play Doctor …
Mordo has powers similar to Doctor Strange but he is particularly skilled at astral projection, hypnosis and mesmerism. He also uses the power ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
7
Incarceration of the Mentally Ill: Just Who is Insane?
In the 18th century Austrian Physician Franz Mesmer invented mesmerism as a cure. This theory was based on the gravitational pull of the ... «teleSUR English, Jun 15»
8
Podcast startup Audiomatic is counting on its powers of storytelling …
“We are storytelling animals and the actual telling of stories — that ancient aural mesmerism of the human voice — continues to bewitch us ... «YourStory.com, Jun 15»
9
Has a New Twin Study Meta-Analysis Finally “Settled” the Nature …
... of our time, and will eventually be added to the list of discarded pseudosciences where we now find alchemy, craniometry, and mesmerism. «Mad In America, Jun 15»
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Berks' Best 2015: A look at the judges
Dr. DeLong is the author of "Mesmerism, Medusa, and the Muse: The Romantic Discourse of Spontaneous Creativity" (Lexington Books, 2012), ... «Reading Eagle, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mesmerism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mesmerism>. Apr 2024 ».
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