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faith cure

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noun

a method of attempting to cure disease by prayer and religious faith.

a cure thus effected.

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Origin of faith cure

First recorded in 1880–85

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for faith cure

Now the girl's going to die out of hand, and I understand from the mother that the faith-cure won't work.
The Faith Doctor|Edward Eggleston
Hence, there must always be a wide difference in the results of faith-cure methods.
Mind and Body|William Walker Atkinson
As a member of the College of Physicians I've felt that way about homeopathy and the faith-cure.
Lin McLean|Owen Wister
As Dr. Lauder Brunton has recently pointed out, it is in many instances only a method of faith-cure, and as such has its value.
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)|Henry Laing Gordon

The faith-cure feature of this religion is now falling into disuse.
The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery