English Explanatory Dictionary

healing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
  2. An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
  3. The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of heal

Pronunciation

/ˈhiːlɪŋ/ en-us-healing.ogg

Word forms

healing healings

Etymology

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”).

Related words

heal

Derived words

chakra healing crystal healing faith healing healing art healing blade healing crisis healing leaf healing lodge mind-healing overhealing self-healing spiritual healing underhealing healingly nonhealing unhealing
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