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mesmerite

mesmerite noun: one who practises or believes in mesmerism.

Noun

mesmerite (plural mesmerites)

  1. (obsolete) One who practises or believes in mesmerism.
    • I suppose it is a kind of spiritual affinity, partaking of the nature of mind over mind, without being exactly that either. […] I am only giving you my idea of it, and do not know that the mesmerites would accept of my definition.1854, Martha McCannon Thomas, Life's Lesson: A Tale, page 29

Forms of mesmerite

pluralmesmerites

Origin of mesmerite

Mesmer + -ite

Questions about mesmerite

What does mesmerite mean?
Mesmerite means one who practises or believes in mesmerism.
What part of speech is mesmerite?
Mesmerite is a noun.
What is the plural of mesmerite?
The plural of mesmerite is mesmerites.

Words near mesmerite in the dictionary

  1. mesmerisingly
  2. mesmerism
  3. mesmerisms
  4. mesmerist
  5. mesmerists
  6. mesmerite
  7. mesmerites
  8. mesmerizable
  9. mesmerization
  10. mesmerizations
  11. mesmerize

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