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mental healing

noun

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

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Origin of mental healing

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM mental healing

mental healer, noun

Words nearby mental healing

mental disease, mental disorder, mentalese, mental foramen, mental handicap, mental healing, mental health, mental home, mental hospital, mental hygiene, mental illness
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Example sentences from the Web for mental healing

  • She may have gotten the mental-healing idea from Quimby—it had been experimented with for ages, and was no one's special property.

    Christian Science|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for mental healing

mental healing

noun

the healing of a disorder by mental concentration or suggestion

Derived forms of mental healing

mental healer, noun
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