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spiritual healing

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healing /heal·ing/ (hēl´ing) a process of cure; the restoration of integrity to injured tissue.
healing by first intention  that in which union or restoration of continuity occurs directly without intervention of granulations.
healing by second intention  union by closure of a wound with granulations.
spiritual healing  the use of spiritual practices, such as prayer, for the purpose of effecting a cure of or an improvement in an illness.
healing by third intention  treatment of a grossly contaminated wound by delaying closure until after contamination has been markedly reduced and inflammation has subsided.

spiritual healing,
the use of spiritual practices, such as prayer, for the purpose of effecting a cure of or an improvement in an illness.

spiritual healing,
n healing systems based on the principle of spirituality and its effect on well-being and recovery.
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Spiritual healing as defined by SSRF is overcoming the spiritual root causes of problems by spiritual means.
Twelve percent consult a doctor, 12 percent continue to do their routine work and five percent go for some spiritual healing.
95 Paperback RC569 Those who have survived domestic abuse face a lifetime complicated by episodes of physical, emotional and spiritual healing.
 
 
 
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