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faith heal·ing
sundry types of prayer-based efforts to alter the disease course.
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faith healing
n.
The treatment of disease by means of prayer or faith in divine power.
faith healer n.
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faith healing
ParanormalAn alternative form of healthcare in which therapy consists of entrusting the healing process to a “higher” (God in the Judeo-Christian construct) or other power(s) through prayer. In faith healing, active medical or surgical interventions are generally not administered, and if the patient deteriorates or dies, it may be viewed as the will of God.
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faith heal·ing
(fāth hēl'ing)Therapy involving prayer and manual interventions.
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faith healing
An attempt to cure disease or to improve the condition of a patient by the exercise of spiritual powers or by the influence of the personality of the healer. An important factor in determining the outcome of an illness is belief, or faith, in the probability of recovery, but ‘miracles’ attributed to faith healing are presumed to be due to some natural process. The psychological effect of such rituals can be powerful, and unjustified hopes for miraculous cures are commonly aroused.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
faith heal·ing
(fāth hēl'ing)Sundry types of prayer-based efforts to alter the disease course.
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