Associations to the word «Mesmerism»

Wiktionary

MESMERISM, noun. The method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions, as in hypnosis or suggestion.

Dictionary definition

MESMERISM, noun. The act of inducing hypnosis.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn