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faith healing

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noun

healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing.
a method employing faith or prayer in the hope of receiving such healing.

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Words related to faith healing

imposition

Words nearby faith healing

faith, faith community, faith cure, faith hate, faith healer, faith healing, faith school, faith, hope, and charity, faith-based, faither, faithful

Origin of faith healing

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM faith healing

faith healer, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for faith healing

faith healing

noun

treatment of a sick person through the supposed power of religious faith

Derived forms of faith healing

faith healer, noun
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