LAYING ON OF HANDS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laying on of hands mean? 

• LAYING ON OF HANDS (noun)
  The noun LAYING ON OF HANDS has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: LAYING ON OF HANDS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAYING ON OF HANDS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laying on of hands" is a kind of...):

faith cure; faith healing (care provided through prayer and faith in God)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("laying on of hands" is a kind of...):

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