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Magnetism

MAG'NETISM, n. That branch of science which treats of the properties of the magnet, the power of the lodestone, _c. 1. Power of attraction; as the magnetism of interest. Animal magnetism, a sympathy supposed t...

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MAG'NETISM, n. That branch of science which treats of the properties of the magnet, the power of the lodestone, _c.

1. Power of attraction; as the magnetism of interest.

Animal magnetism, a sympathy supposed to exist between the magnet and the human body, by means of which the magnet is said to be able to cure diseases; or a fluid supposed to exist throughout nature, and to be the medium of influence between celestial bodies, and the earth and human bodies.

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