mesmerism
2 synonyms for mesmerism, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The skill or power of controlling what someone else thinks or does.
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Etymology
Came from French mesmérisme, which can be analysed as Mesmer + -ism; named after Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815), the German physician who developed the theory of animal magnetism.
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