Mesmerisations

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of captivating or enchanting someone to the point of fascination
2. A state of intense focus or attention induced by an overwhelming charm or allure
3. The process of hypnotizing or entrancing individuals through compelling or magical influences

Etymology: "Mesmerisations" is the plural of "mesmerisation", the British spelling of a noun meaning the act of enchanting or holding someone spellbound. The singular is itself built on the name of Franz Anton Mesmer, the eighteenth-century German physician whose theories of "animal magnetism" gave rise to the verb "mesmerise" and its derivatives. Each form in this family keeps his name at its core, so a plural like this one counts separate acts of such enchantment.