mesmerism

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A noun referring to the practice or act of inducing a state of hypnosis or trance in a person.

• 🇩🇪Praktik oder Handlung, bei der eine Person in einen hypnotischen Zustand oder Trance versetzt wird, oft durch Suggestion und Willenskraft. Bezeichnet auch den dadurch erzeugten Zustand sowie die Lehre des Mesmerismus.

1. Hypnotic technique B2 formal

   The practice or technique of inducing a hypnotic state in a person, often through focused attention or suggestion.

   • The therapist used mesmerism to help the patient relax deeply.
   • He studied the principles of mesmerism in his psychology course.
   • In the 19th century, mesmerism was a popular form of alternative therapy.
   • She underwent a session of mesmerism to overcome her phobia.

   🇩🇪Mesmerismus

   Synonyme: animal magnetismhypnosishypnotism

2. Historical theory of animal magnetism C1 formal scientific

   An 18th-century theory proposed by Franz Mesmer, positing an invisible natural force (animal magnetism) that influences living beings, often linked to healing and hypnosis.

   • Mesmerism was widely debated among physicians in the 1700s.
   • The idea of animal magnetism eventually evolved into modern hypnotherapy.
   • Historical accounts describe mesmerism as a combination of ritual and suggestion.
   • Many people were skeptical of mesmerism's claims about magnetic fluids.

   🇩🇪Theorie des animalischen Magnetismus

   Synonyme: animal magnetismmagnetism

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