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HEALING
curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(adjective) 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”
healing
(noun) the natural process by which the body repairs itself
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
healing (countable and uncountable, plural healings)
The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
Etymology 2
Verb
healing
present participle of heal
Source: Wiktionary
Heal"ing, a.
Definition: Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a healing salve; healing words. Here healing dews and balms abound. Keble.
HEAL
Heal, v. t. Etym: [See Hele.]
Definition: To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like. [Obs.]
Heal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Healed; p. pr. & vb. n. Healing.] Etym: [OE. helen, hælen, AS. hælan, fr. hal hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. helian, D. heelen, G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See Whole.]
1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease, wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or health. Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. Matt. viii. 8.
2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; -- said of a disease or a wound. I will heal their backsliding. Hos. xiv. 4.
3. To restore to original purity or integrity. Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. 2 Kings ii. 21.
4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.
Heal, v. i.
Definition: To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as, it will heal up, or over. Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves. Shak.
Heal, n. Etym: [AS. h, h. See Heal, v. t.]
Definition: Health. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THEORETICAL
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