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  1. In its broadest sense the term ' mesmerism ' referred to a spectrum of phenomena, all apparently derived from the supposed vital force or influence.

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    Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, is a theory invented by German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century. It posits the existence of an invisible natural force (Lebensmagnetismus) possessed by all living things, including humans, animals, and vegetables. He claimed that the force could have physical effects, including healing.

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    1. the therapeutic system of F. A. Mesmer.
      • (in general use) hypnotism.
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    late 18th century: named after F. A. Mesmer (see Mesmer, Franz Anton).
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    What does Mesmer mean?
    [After Franz Mesmer.] mes′mer·ist n. Word History: Franz Anton Mesmer, a visionary 18th-century physician, believed cures could be effected by having patients do things such as sit with their feet in a fountain of magnetized water while holding cables attached to magnetized trees.

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    Get a quick, free translation! MESMERISM definition: 1. the act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep, in which a person's thoughts can be…. Learn more.

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    What is Mesmerism in psychology?
    Mesmerism is the art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor is believed to control the actions and communicate directly with the mind of the recipient. This term is also known as Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.

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    What is mesmerism and how does it affect a person's life?
    The capacity of thought-reading is the common extent of mesmerism. The victim of this, his first excursion into the fields of mesmerism, tripped with bird-like steps to the chair and sat down. Dreams induced by opiates, fevers, mesmerism and ill health come under this class. Well, he saved his life once merely by practicing mesmerism.

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    Is mesmerism a trance?
    Mesmerism is a trance and seems to me almost identical with somnambulism. And we must do them, if we would throw off the mesmerism of the lie. I suppose it is what they call mesmerism. The marvels of mesmerism and clairvoyance are stated with unflinching plainness, as facts admitting of no dispute.

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    By the 1880s, ' mesmerism ' started to be applied scientifically. Other doctors supporting the use of mesmerism in surgery also ran into stiff opposition. At the time, ether and chloroform were being tried as anaesthetics, so the proponents of mesmerism may have faced some jealous rivals.

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