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Hypnotism

A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body.

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Influence 76% connected

A flowing in or upon; influx.

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Mesmerism 92% connected

The art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate direc…

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Suggestion 92% connected

The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.

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Causation noun · 78% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Causing noun · 78% connection

the act of causing something to happen

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Explanation noun · 78% connection

the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident"

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Grounds noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Induction noun · 78% connection

the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"

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Instrumentalism noun · 78% connection

a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by th…

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Method noun · 78% connection

an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them…

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Method acting noun · 78% connection

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Paradigm noun · 78% connection

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradi…

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the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

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(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

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a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"

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a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"

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a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses

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Animate verb · 78% connection

To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre.

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Asleep a. & adv. · 78% connection

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Awake verb · 78% connection

To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.

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Charter noun · 78% connection

An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also, an instrument in…

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Convention verb · 78% connection

An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respec…

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Cosignitary adjective · 78% connection

Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers.

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Deaden adjective · 78% connection

To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the n…

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Enchantment noun · 78% connection

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

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Fit noun · 78% connection

A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and irreg…

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Hypnogenic adjective · 78% connection

Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is said to cause an at…

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Hypnology noun · 78% connection

A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep.

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Hypnosis noun · 78% connection

a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion

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Hypnotic adjective · 78% connection

Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific.

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Hysteresis noun · 78% connection

A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or internal friction; a te…

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Insomnia noun · 78% connection

Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.

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Inspiration noun · 78% connection

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

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Magnetical adjective · 78% connection

Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism, so called; as, a magnetic sleep. See Magnetism.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sleep, somnambulism, brought, artificial, unusual.
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Mesmerical adjective · 78% connection

Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep.

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