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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Origin of faith healing
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM faith healing
faith healer, nounWords nearby faith healing
faith cure, faither, faithful, faith hate, faith healer, faith healing, faith, hope, and charity, faithless, faith school, faitour, Faiyum
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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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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