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 Most of these definitions are from the Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1981); the rest are mine.

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    medium
      an individual through whom it is believed the spirits of the dead can communicate with the living.

    mediumistic
      of, relating to, or having the qualities of a spiritualistic medium.

    mesmerism
      a state of hypnosis induced by the technique developed by Franz Anton Mesmer, also known as "animal magnetism."

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