animal magnetism
Definition of animal magnetism
1 : a mysterious force claimed by Mesmer to enable him to hypnotize patients
2 : a magnetic charm or appeal; especially : sex appeal
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Examples of animal magnetism in a Sentence
a photograph that captures the athlete's animal magnetism
First Known Use of animal magnetism
1781
Medical Dictionary
animal magnetism
Medical Definition of animal magnetism
: a spiritlike force alleged by the Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815) to reside within himself and to be active in his use of therapeutic hypnosis—see mesmerism
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