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laying on of hands

DEFINITIONS OF: laying on of hands

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n the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body

Type of:
faith cure, faith healing
care provided through prayer and faith in God

n laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination

Type of:
ordinance, ordination
the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders
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