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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

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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 • May 4, 2024

“As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone.”

From Time • Aug. 8, 2016

"As I work on my own mental healing, I wanted to share my experience so that other heart parents know they are not alone."

From US News • Aug. 7, 2016

No specialist, but the organizer of specialists and prime U. S. exemplar of mental healing is Clifford Whittingham Beers, 54.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I suppose you class mental healing among the delusions?"

From The Tyranny of the Dark by Garland, Hamlin

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