healing
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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”).
Noun
healing (countable and uncountable, plural healings)
- The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
- An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
- The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
process of regeneration — see also recovery
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Etymology 2
From Middle English heelyng, equivalent to heal + -ing.
Verb
healing
- present participle and gerund of heal
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