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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Nearby words

faisalabad, fait accompli, faites vos jeux, faith, faith community, faith cure, faith hate, faith healer, faith healing, faith school, faith, hope, and charity

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