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healing

hea·ling

UK/ˈhiːlɪŋ/ US/ˈhilɪŋ/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

adjective

1.

tending to cure or restore to health

  • “curative powers of herbal remedies”
  • “her gentle healing hand”
  • “remedial surgery”
  • “a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air”
  • “a therapeutic agent”
  • “therapeutic diets”
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Origin

From Middle English heelinge, helynge, from Old English hǣling (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailingō (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal”), equivalent to heal + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian hieling (“healing”), Dutch heling (“healing”), German Heilung (“healing; cure”).

Phrases

  • chakra healing
  • crystal healing
  • faith healing
  • healing art
  • healing blade
  • healing crisis
  • healing leaf
  • healing lodge

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