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mental healing

American  

noun

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


mental healing British  

noun

  1. the healing of a disorder by mental concentration or suggestion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • mental healer noun

Etymology

Origin of mental healing

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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I had mental healing of my own to do, and I didn’t have the energy.

From Salon

Described as a family man and observant Jew, Rosenberg had launched a young adult center for mental healing at a hospital in Israel in memory of his late wife, Anna Rosenberg.

From Fox News

Lotts is best know for his song “Mental Healing,” which has over 23 million views on YouTube.

From Washington Times

“I think we are dealing with an unprecedented level of emotional and mental healing that needs to happen as well.”

From Los Angeles Times

On the 10th day, the shingles rash seemed to move to the left side, an erroneous conclusion disproved when doctors at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tomah discovered that it was Lyme disease, resulting from a deer tick bite - a downside to living in a rural wooded area for mental healing, he observed wryly.

From Washington Times