spiritual healing
noun [U]Definition
› the activity of making a person healthy without using medicines or other physical methods, sometimes as part of a religious ceremony: Spiritual healing has an ancient pedigree, with much evidence of success.Alternative and traditional therapies spiritual healer noun [C] People who perform magic or have paranormal abilities
(Definition of spiritual healing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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