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laying on of hands

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laying on of hands
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(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) (in Christian ordination, confirmation, faith healing, etc.) the act of laying hands on a person's head to confer spiritual blessing
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Noun1.laying on of hands - the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body
faith cure, faith healing - care provided through prayer and faith in God
2.laying on of hands - laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination
ordinance, ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"


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The recurrence of healing hands in Morrison's canon gestures to the laying on of hands ritual: "In biblical times the laying on of hands was an action which conferred blessing or authority.
A laying on of hands: Toni Morrison and the materiality of Love by Wardi, Anissa Janine / MELUS
This humble figure's fixity and silence charge her with a somewhat disturbing intensity, reinforced when one takes into account what is implied by the title: This woman claims to restore health to the sick through the laying on of hands, or in any case by emitting psychic energy.
Euan Macdonald: galerie zink & gegner by Verzotti, Giorgio / Artforum International
In your estimation, must a "religious" candidate be a crusader for Good against Evil (read: terrorism, abortion, homosexuality); a leader so confident of his divine calling to spread the gospel of unfettered capitalism that he can assemble a bevy of pastors for the laying on of hands, as President George W.
The good doctor by Murray, Joseph Tikhon / Commonweal
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