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1.(in general use) hypnotism.
‘She even thought that _mesmerism_ and hypnotism were occult arts.’
‘All the others were converted but I was to remain an implacable and unpersuadable disbeliever in _mesmerism_ and hypnotism for close upon fifty years.’
2.The therapeutic system of F. A. Mesmer.
‘Particularly after the dramatic and well-publicized cure of the journalist Harriet Martineau, interest escalated amongst the intellectual élite in therapeutic _mesmerism_ and its use as an anaesthetic during surgery.’
‘With the technique developed by Puységur (but often with the accompanying explanation of Mesmer), _Mesmerism_ spread rapidly.’
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‘She even thought that _mesmerism_ and hypnotism were occult arts.’
