— hypnotist , n. — hypnotistic , adj.
/hip"neuh tiz'euhm/ , n.
1. the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
2. the act of hypnotizing.
3. hypnosis.
[ shortening of neuro-hypnotism, term introduced by British surgeon James Braid (1795-1860) in 1842; see HYPNOTIC, -ISM ]