noun
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a hypnotic state induced by the operator's imposition of his will on that of the patient
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an early doctrine concerning this
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"MESMERISM" is a fanciful but vivid description of an act of mesmeric power, which draws a woman, alone, in the darkness, and through every natural obstacle, to the presence of the man who loves her.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.
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