healer

noun

heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
1
: one that heals
2
: a Christian Science practitioner

Examples of healer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Desire-ruling Venus craves organization in partnership with Saturn, but cruelly rejects any offer of help from Chiron the healer. Jennifer Culp, Them, 28 June 2024 At a time when conversations around self-discovery are surging, the analyst’s theories on the collective unconscious, archetypes and shadow are increasingly influencing the work of social media-savvy healers, therapists and life coaches. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024 While the structure’s exact origins are unclear, pieces of obsidian found on the surface indicate it was occupied sometime during the Postclassic period, which spanned from 900 to 1521 A.D. During that time, it would have been used by healers to make offerings, officials said. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024 Mexico may legalize the use of magic mushrooms — providing there is an Rx or an Indigenous healer. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for healer 

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Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of healer was in the 12th century

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“Healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healer. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.

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healer

noun
heal·​er ˈhē-lər How to pronounce healer (audio)
: one that heals

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