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mesmerist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hypnotiser, hypnotist, hypnotizer, mesmerizer |
| Type of | psychologist |
| Derivation | mesmerism |
Examples of mesmerist
mesmerist
She considered hiring a mesmerist to hypnotize Pinson into submission.
From the time.com
The satirist, the surrealist, the mesmerist.
From the nytimes.com
He gave presentations in many states and after immigrating to America, even started the mesmerist publication The Psychodinamist.
From the psychcentral.com
Ingmar Bergman casts Max von Sydow as a turn-of-the-century mesmerist who squares off with a royal medical adviser having none of it.
From the boston.com
- Hypnotist: a person who induces hypnosis
- (mesmerism) hypnotism: the act of inducing hypnosis
- Animal magnetism, also known as mesmerism, was the name given by the German doctor Franz Friedrich Anton Mesmer in the 18th century to what he believed to be an invisible natural force exerted by animals. He believed that the force could have physical effects, including healing. He tried persistently but without success to achieve scientific recognition of his theories.
- (mesmerism) The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions
- (Mesmerism) The philosophy of Franz Anton Mesmer, who was the forerunner of hypnosis.
- (Mesmerism) A system of healing developed by F.A. Mesmer, involving the induction of trance states and the supposed transfer of animal magnetism. People in Mesmeric trance often showed paranormal abilities such as clairvoyance.
- (Mesmerism) Also Animal Magnetism. Mesmerism is a system of spiritual healing through energy manipulation.
- (Mesmerism) An 18th century movement begun in France by the Austrian doctor Franz Anton Mesmer, who believed that astrological influence on humans was conveyed through a force or substance similar to magnetism. ...
- (Mesmerism) Energy transmitted via non-touch and thought to bring about altered states.
