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Mesmer   /mˈɛzmər/   Listen
Mesmer

noun
1.
Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815).  Synonyms: Franz Anton Mesmer, Friedrich Anton Mesmer.



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"Mesmer" Quotes from Famous Books



... arose from alchemy, astronomy from astrology, so hypnotism had its origin in mesmerism. Phenomena such as Mesmer described had undoubtedly been observed from early times, but to his work, which extended from 1756 to his death, in 1815, we owe the scientific interest which, after much error and self-deception, finally led to what we now ...
— The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science • Various


Words linked to "Mesmer" :   physician, medico, doc, Friedrich Anton Mesmer, mesmerize, Dr., Franz Anton Mesmer, doctor, md


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