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mental healing

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noun
  1. 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
Related formsmental healer, noun
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Historical Examples

  • 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
  1. the healing of a disorder by mental concentration or suggestion
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Derived Formsmental healer, noun
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