- faith healing
- noun Date: 1885 a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God • faith healer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
faith healing
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Faith healing — Faith healer redirects here. For the play by Brian Friel, see Faith Healer. Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents,… … Wikipedia
faith healing — faith healer. 1. healing effected through prayer or religious faith; divine healing. 2. a method employing faith or prayer in the hope of receiving such healing. [1880 85] * * * Curing of an illness or disability by recourse to divine power,… … Universalium
faith healing — ☆ faith healing n. Religion the act or an instance of healing an illness or injury by means of prayer or religious faith faith healer n … English World dictionary
faith healing — ► NOUN ▪ healing achieved by religious faith and prayer, rather than by medical treatment … English terms dictionary
faith healing — fāth .hē liŋ n a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God faith healer n … Medical dictionary
faith healing — faith .healing n [U] a method of treating illnesses by praying >faith healer n … Dictionary of contemporary English
faith healing — noun care provided through prayer and faith in God • Syn: ↑faith cure • Hypernyms: ↑care, ↑attention, ↑aid, ↑tending • Hyponyms: ↑laying on of hands * * * nou … Useful english dictionary
faith healing — also faith healing N UNCOUNT Faith healing is the treatment of a sick person by someone who believes that they are able to heal people through prayer or a supernatural power … English dictionary
faith-healing — see faith healing … English dictionary
faith healing (Christian) — Faith healing is supernatural healing (yibing) from physical ailments, usually through intercessory prayer, charismatic rituals or individual psychological release through conversion. Practised in various forms by China’s Protestants, faith… … Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture
faith healing — faith′ heal ing n. 1) hlc the use of religious faith or prayer to bring about healing 2) hlc healing believed to have been brought about by this • Etymology: 1880–85 faith′ heal er, n … From formal English to slang
