Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,911,425,678 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

faith healing

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
faith healing
Etymology: L, fidere, to trust; AS, hoelen, to make whole
alleged healing through the power to cause a cure or recovery from an illness or injury without the aid of conventional medical treatment. The healer is believed to have been given that power by a supernatural force.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
The book is full of testimonies and poignant stories of people whose lives have been changed because of miracles and faith healing.
Raised from the Dead: A True Account by Blake, Richard R. / Reviewer's Bookwatch
Mark Ruffalo is to make his directing debut on Sympathy For Delicious, about a wheelchair-bound DJ who learns to cure the sick through the power of faith healing.
Scotty not beamed up by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
has indicted an Oregon City couple who relied on faith healing to deal with their 15-month-old daughter's respiratory ailment.
Oregon parents indicted in faith-healing death by Church & State
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.