What does pathetism mean?
Pathetism means (archaic) mesmerism; hypnosis.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) mesmerism; hypnosis.
From the foregoing pages it will have been seen, that by what I denominate pathetism, is meant susceptibility to the influence of an agency which is concerned in every feeling or emotion , or passion , or action which was ever felt
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Pathetism means (archaic) mesmerism; hypnosis.
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From the foregoing pages it will have been seen, that by what I denominate pathetism, is meant susceptibility to the influence of an agency which is concerned in every feeling or emotion , or passion , or action which was ever felt
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