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LAYING ON OF HANDS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("laying on of hands" is a kind of...):
ordinance; ordination (the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("laying on of hands" is a kind of...):
faith cure; faith healing (care provided through prayer and faith in God)
