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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 mes·mer·ism /ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm ||ˈmɛs-/
 催眠術,催眠狀態

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 mes·mer·ism /ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm , ˈmɛs-/ 名詞
 動物催眠術,催眠術

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Mes·mer·ism n.  An earlier name for hypnosis or hypnotism, the art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient.  It is believed to be a state between sleep and wakefulness, in which a person is more susceptible to suggestion than when awake.  See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 mesmerism
      n : the act of inducing hypnosis [syn: hypnotism, suggestion]