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healing1 (ˈhiːlɪŋ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. the restoration of health
  2. restoration of harmony
  3. (medicine) repair

Synonyms

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= restoring, medicinal, therapeutic, remedial, restorative, curative, analeptic, sanative
= soothing, comforting, gentle, mild, assuaging, palliative, emollient, lenitive, mitigative

healing2 (ˈhiːlɪŋ) 

Definitions

adjective

  1. (medicine) of or relating to recovery ⇒ the healing process
  2. medically beneficial

  3. to have healing hands to be able to heal by laying one's hands on people

  4. soothing

heal (hiːl Pronunciation for heal ) 

Definitions

verb

  1. to restore or be restored to health
  2. intr; often foll by over or up (of a wound, burn, etc) to repair by natural processes, as by scar formation
  3. tr
    1. to treat (a wound, etc) by assisting in its natural repair
    2. to cure (a disease or disorder)
  4. to restore or be restored to friendly relations, harmony, etc

Derived Forms

ˈhealable adjective
ˈhealer noun
ˈhealing noun, adjective

Word Origin

Old English hælan; related to Old Norse heila, Gothic hailjan, Old High German heilen; see hale1, whole

Synonyms

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= mend, get better, get well, cure, regenerate, show improvement
= cure, restore, mend, make better, remedy, make good, make well,
= ease, help, soothe, lessen, alleviate, assuage, salve, ameliorate
= patch up, settle, reconcile, put right, harmonize, conciliate

Example Sentences Including 'healing'

Adam says he has developed several different methods for healing.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Doctors could potentially accelerate healing by injecting extra signalling molecules into damaged tissue.
New Scientist (2003)
He had to bind it up, for he was far too weak to cast another healing spell.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
However, he said: "She will need at least six to eight weeks of rest to help the healing process.
Irish Times (2002)
I also have met many people over the years who now follow the ` healing dance ' path.
Amoda MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)
Sir Alex Ferguson heads into his last season as Manchester United manager contented and focused after healing a bitter rift with the board.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
The New Testament spells out all too clearly how threatening some people find a ministry of healing.
Howatch, Susan Absolute Truths
The people there are not judgmental and they're an important part of the healing process.
Glasgow Herald (2001)
You arrive here, uninvited, accept their hospitality and their healing.
Dobbs, Michael The Touch of Innocents

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