Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Curing; curative; restorative; soothing.
- noun A covering.
- noun The act or process of making or becoming whole, sound, or well.
- noun Cure; the means of making whole.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun   The process where thecells in thebody regenerate andrepair themselves.
- noun   An act of healing, as by a faith healer .
- noun The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
- verb   Present participle of heal .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective tending to cure or restore to health
- noun the natural process by which the body repairs itself
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Examples
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								They will unite in her name, and in her name healing will be brought to our world, our children, and our souls. WARCHILD ESTHER FRIESNER 1990 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								The satirical medical series is written by and stars Rob Corddry as a doctor who wears clown makeup and "blood"-splattered scrubs so he can practice what he calls the "healing power of laughter" at a hospital where the staff is more interested in tending to their overactive libidos than treating patients. Adult Swim Readmits Childrens Hospital for Fourth Season 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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								For it to be restorative often requires the "friends" part of the organization, what he calls the "healing ethos of community." Steph Thompson: Answer To Health: Love Steph Thompson 2011 
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