0 the act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep, in which their thoughts can be easily influenced by someone else: --
1 the act of causing hypnosis --
That kind of hypnotism will lull only the most willing patients to sleep.
I am concerned with the medical use of hypnotism.
He also wrote to me on behalf of a constituent who feels that her friend suffered after-effects following a demonstration of stage hypnotism.
The circular suggests the conditions that might be imposed if an authority chose to regulate rather than prohibit public exhibitions of hypnotism.
There is, therefore, complete power of local control in every area to ban hypnotism completely or limit it if it is so desired.
We have no plans to seek to control the therapeutic use of hypnotism or similar techniques.
We do not agree that the argument that applies to hypnotism and theatres applies to the other issues.
I don't think therefore that a kind of hypnotism affects an orchestra, but a very conscious relationship, and you see it especially when this relationship is on a long term.