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mental healing

American  

noun

  1. the healing of a physical ailment or disorder by mental concentration or suggestion.


mental healing British  

noun

  1. the healing of a disorder by mental concentration or suggestion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mental healing

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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I had mental healing of my own to do, and I didn’t have the energy.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

“As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone.”

From Time • Aug. 8, 2016

"As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone."

From US News • Aug. 7, 2016

Even if the only advantage of telemental health were to bring like-suffering people together on the Web, say experts, that's an essential first step in mental healing � recognizing that you need support.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is possible, however, to find, masquerading under the head of the efficacy of nostrums in the past, the equivalents for all the activities of mental healing of the present.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

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