animal magnetism
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Tweet n. 1. a. Strongly attractive personal charm. b. Sex appeal. 2. A special personal power or presence held to facilitate the hypnotism of others. 3. A theory developed in the 19th century by Franz Mesmer that the body is pervaded by a magnetic fluid that can be redirected by a healer to cure disease. A version of the theory was later developed as hypnotism. |
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