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mesmerism

n.
US //ˈmɛsmɝˌɪzəm// UK //mˈɛsməɹˌɪzəm// mes·merism
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Origin

From French mesmérisme, analysable as Mesmer + -ism; so called after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), a German physician who developed the animal magnetism theory.

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