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- noun Plural form of
healing .
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Examples
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Christ was not a physician who relied upon curative substances, nor a surgeon to perform physical operations; His healings were the natural results of the application of a power of His own.
Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern James Edward Talmage 1897
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"The healings are the main thing," said Leon Strom, a Quinault Indian who travels through the region as a Shaker missionary.
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2008
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These "healings" workphysically but the source of energy for the healing in from the evil one.
U.S. Catholic bishops take a theological stand against Reiki | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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In other religious traditions, God or Gods may play important roles for specific tasks, such as healings, but their power and role as creator or personality is severely limited.
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His television program features "healings" videotaped during "Ernest Angley Miracle and Salvation" crusade meetings.
Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism; with an Introduction by T George Harris 1981
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And as many of the "mighty works" of Christ himself, for the masons that shall be mentioned, consisted in these "healings," so it was one of the first things which he gave in commission to his apostles, and furnished them with power for, whilst they attended on him in his personal ministry, Matt. x.
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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But whereas these "healings" were miraculous operations, it may be inquired why the gift of them is constantly distinguished from
Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967
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Hence, we see, saving faith does not save by its instrinsic merit, but by the merits of Him who is the object of it. healing -- Greek plural, "healings"; referring to different kinds of disease which need different kinds of healing (Mt 10: 1).
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I notice that all the "healings" are always of maladies that can't objectively be proven.
CNN.com 2011
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I began to explore religion in a new light, and went to Buddhist meditation retreats, Catholic Masses, Evangelical healings, various yogas, and Jewish prayer services.
Rabbi Alan Lurie: Why I Love Religion Rabbi Alan Lurie 2011
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