mesmerist
One inducing trances
A mesmerist is a practitioner of mesmerism—the 18th-century precursor to hypnotism developed by Franz Mesmer.
The term now appears mostly in historical contexts or fiction, where mesmerists entrance subjects through intense gazes and hand passes: The stage mesmerist put three volunteers into a trance.
Figuratively, anyone who captivates or entrances might be called a mesmerist.
Therapeutic use of trance
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
sleepwalker · somnambulism · entrancement · induction · suggestibility · Svengali · pendulum · regression
Performer of visual deception
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- swindlerPerson who deceives for money
conjurer · magician · spiritualist · medium · psychic · entertainer · act · audience
Rock back and forth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- powerEnergy transfer rate
charisma · dominance · suggestion · coercion · authority · magnetism · hold · thrall
hypnotherapy
Therapeutic use of trance
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
subconscious · sleepwalker · somnambulism · entrancement · induction · suggestibility · Svengali · pendulum · regression · posthypnotic
illusionist
Performer of visual deception
- mentalistSupposed thought reader
- showmanDramatic, attention-grabbing performer
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
swindler · conjurer · magician · spiritualist · medium · psychic · entertainer · act · audience · spectacle
sway
Rock back and forth
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- controlAuthority to direct
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
power · charisma · dominance · suggestion · coercion · authority · magnetism · hold · thrall · command
spellbind
Captivate completely, immovably
- captivateHold attention irresistibly
- enthrallTo fascinate utterly
- bewitchCaptivate by supernatural means
enchant · transfix · rivet · entrance · beguile · charm · allure · grip · absorb · engross
animal magnetism
Innate power to attract
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- attractionPull toward something
- passesGoes beyond or through
energy · aura · force · fluid · vital · invisible · emanation
- smooth talkerssmooth talker, smooth-talker, sweet talker, sweet-talker, fast talker
- Hypnotismhypnotism, trance, hypnotic state, hypnotic suggestion, deep trance
- hypnotistshypnotherapist, Franz Mesmer, Svengali
- Mentalistsmentalist, mind reader, thought reader, psychic, clairvoyant
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- swindlerscon artist, swindler, fraudster, scammer, grifter
mesmeristsubject
Matter under discussion
patient · somnambulist · sleepwalker · sleeper · medium
mesmeristskeptic
One who doubts claims
resister · debunker · rationalist · critic
- mesmerizing stareHypnotically compelling eye contact
mesmerized, mesmerize, mesmerizing, mesmerism, mesmerizes, mesmeric, mesmerising, mesmerization, mesmerically