laying hands
1laying on of hands — noun 1. the application of a faith healer s hands to the patient s body • Hypernyms: ↑faith healing, ↑faith cure 2. laying hands on a person s head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination • Hypernyms: ↑ordination, ↑ordinance * * * 1 …
2laying on of hands — Date: 15th century the act of laying hands usually on a person s head to confer a spiritual blessing (as in Christian ordination, confirmation, or faith healing) …
3laying-on of hands — 1. The touch of a bishop or presbyters in ordination 2. In spiritual healing, the action of placing hands on, over or near an ill person • • • Main Entry: ↑hand …
4Laying on of hands — A 1946 laying on of hands at the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky. The laying on of hands is a religious ritual that accompanies certain religious practices, which are found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christian… …
5laying on of hands — Throughout church history the laying on of hands the purposeful and symbolic touching of one Christian by another has been used for a variety of purposes. It can be a formal public acknowledgment that the church is commissioning a member for… …
6Laying on of hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
7Laying — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
8Hands off — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …
9hands, imposition of — ▪ Judaism and Christianity also called Laying On Of Hands, ritual act in which a priest or other religious functionary places one or both hands palms down on the top of another person s head, usually while saying a prayer or blessing.… …
10laying on of hands — lay′ing on′ of hands′ n. 1) rel a rite in which a cleric s hands touch the person to be ordained, healed, etc 2) hlc the placing of the hands, as of a faith healer, upon a person to be cured • Etymology: 1490–1500 …