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heal

 (hēl)
v. healed, heal·ing, heals
v.tr.
1.
a. To restore to health or soundness; cure: healed the sick patient.
b. To ease or relieve (emotional distress): Only time can heal her grief.
2. To set right; repair: healed the rift between us.
v.intr.
1.
a. To recover from an illness or injury; return to health.
b. To experience relief from emotional distress: gave the grieving family time to heal.
2. To be relieved or eliminated: The rift between them finally healed.
[Middle English healen, from Old English hǣlan; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]
heal′a·ble adj.
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Adj.1.healed - freed from illness or injury; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium"- Normon Cameron
cured, recovered
well - in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"
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I am the bee whose wing you healed, and would like to show my gratitude in some way.'
Then Ferko recognised the mouse whose front paws he had healed, and replied, 'Alas I how can you help me in a matter that is beyond any human power!
Ferko at once recognised the wolf whose broken leg he had healed, and told him what he had to do the following day if he wished to escape with his life.
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Wherefore I will lend ear to thy counsel, and this youth shall journey with us unto York, and our house shall be as a home to him until his wounds shall be healed. And if he of the Lion Heart shall return to the land, as is now noised abroad, then shall this Wilfred of Ivanhoe be unto me as a wall of defence, when the king's displeasure shall burn high against thy father.
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When his scars were quite healed, and he was no longer anything but painful and stiff, and able to converse a little, I took him yonder and introduced him to the Kanakas as an interesting stowaway.
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"After that he often came to see me, and when my mouth was healed the other breaker, Job, they called him, went on training me; he was steady and thoughtful, and I soon learned what he wanted."
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While my seared soul was steeped in the healing balm of those gracious sounds, it seemed to me that I could almost resuffer the torments which had gone before, in order to be so healed again.
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Critique: This newly published second edition of a classic practical manual for utilizing the chakra system as a body/mind interface for effective energetic healing, "Anything Can Be Healed: The Body Mirror System of Healing with Chakras" deftly explores the physical body as a mirror of our consciousness, with symptoms reflecting inner stresses in our emotional being, our mind, and/or our higher self; offers an in-depth explanation of different aspects of each chakra, alongside a chakra meditation and practical energy exercises; and includes color reference charts of the chakras and their associated vibrations, systems, layers of the aura, senses, and areas of consciousness.
Anything Can Be Healed
With this method, which was taken from various sources and summarized for easy application, we have seen individuals healed of such health conditions as sinusitis, myoma, back pain, severe headaches and migraines, skin problems, kidney stones, etc.
Use imagery to heal yourself
Additionally, the authors state that spiritual healing works, based on "anecdotal reports of spiritual healing that can be found in many traditions." Although it maybe subjectively true that we have all heard stories of people who have been healed through the power of prayer, such anecdotal reports fall well below established quality of evidence as outlined by the US Preventive Services Task Force.
Spiritual Healing: Scientific and Religious Perspectives
"He healed the sick and told people that the kingdom of God is here.
Catholics revive an almost forgotten healing mission

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