a presumed intangible or mysterious force that is said to influence human beings. The term was applied by the German physician Franz Anton Mesmer to the hypnotism that he used in the treatment of patients. He believed that it was an occult force or invisible fluid emanating from his body and that, more generally, the force permeated the universe, deriving especially from the stars.
ANIMAL MAGNETISM
Meaning of ANIMAL MAGNETISM in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012