mesmerism
noun
hypnosis as induced, according to F. A. Mesmer, through animal magnetism.
mesmerist
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a word derived from
mesmerism.
Example Sentences
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Bryant Haliday, best known for being one of the co-founders of the American arthouse movie distributor Janus Films, plays The Great Vorelli, a sinister ventriloquist and mesmerist with a huge following in London.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2019
And even Grimes himself became a mesmerist of sorts, in that he produced Buchanan’s mind-altering stunts on stage through suggestion.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2018
But Lee kept his golden eyes fixed on me, and soon it became difficult to say who was the mesmerist and who was succumbing to hypnosis.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 1, 2015
Hopkins, the one jolly soul in the family, is a sage from an earlier age — the mesmerist as optimist.
From Time ● Mar. 27, 2014
The mesmerist said, “And what’s that I see right in front of you, young Samuel? It appears to be the waters of Lake Erie, cool and deep and inviting!”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
