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14261 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Serpent, Fiery.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… once healed. (Comp. John 3:14, John 3:15 .) (See ASP .) This “brazen serpent” was preserved by the Israelites till the days of Hezekiah, when it was destroyed ( 2 Kings 18:4 …
14262 Etymology dictionary, p. balm (n.).3
… in healing wounds or soothing pain, or as a perfume or in anointing" (late 14c.). Hence the transferred sense of "healing or soothing influence" (1540s). Biblical …
14263 Etymology dictionary, p. balsam (n.).2
… for healing wounds and soothing pains," from Latin balsamum "gum of the balsam tree," ultimately from Semitic (see balm ). There is an isolated Old English use from …
14264 Etymology dictionary, p. Bridget.2
fem. proper name, from Irish Brighid, name of a goddess associated with fire, spring, fertility, healing, poetry and smithcraft, from brigh "strength," from Celtic *brig-o-, from PIE *bhrgh-nt- "high, mighty," from root *bhergh- (2) "high."
14265 Etymology dictionary, p. charismatic (adj.).2
… of healing, tongues, etc., attested by 1936, reflecting the older sense of charisma .
14266 Etymology dictionary, p. conglutinate (v.).2
… , "to heal, close up," from Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare, from assimilated form of com "together" (see con- ) + glutinare "to glue," from gluten …
14267 Etymology dictionary, p. curative (adj.).2
… to heal," from Old French curatif (15c.) "curative, healing" and directly from Latin curat-, past-participle stem of curare "to cure" (see cure (v.)). As a noun, "something that …
14268 Etymology dictionary, p. curable (adj.).2
"capable of being healed or cured," late 14c., a native formation from cure (v.) + -able, or else from Old French curable (13c.) and directly from Late Latin curabilis, from Latin curare. Related: Curably; curability; curableness.
14269 Etymology dictionary, p. cure (n.1).2
… of healing, successful remedial treatment of a disease" (late 14c.), from Old Latin coira-, a noun of unknown origin. Meaning "medical care" is late 14c.
14270 Etymology dictionary, p. cure (v.).3
… "cure, heal" in European languages originally applied to the person being treated but now can be used with reference to the disease. Relatively few show an …
14271 Etymology dictionary, p. garrison (n.).2
… ; salvation; healing, recovery, cure" (Modern French guérison "cure, recovery, healing") from garir "take care of, protect, defend," from a Germanic source, from Proto …
14272 Etymology dictionary, p. healing (n.).1
healing (n.)
14273 Etymology dictionary, p. heal (v.).1
heal (v.)
14274 Etymology dictionary, p. heal (v.).2
… "to heal, cure"), literally "to make whole" (from PIE *kailo- "whole;" see health ). Intransitive sense from late 14c. Related: Healed; healing .
14275 Etymology dictionary, p. heal-all (n.).1
heal-all (n.)
14276 Etymology dictionary, p. heal-all (n.).2
… ," from heal + all; applied since 1814 to various plants supposed to possess healing virtues. The native word for panacea. For the formation, compare s ave-all "means …
14277 Etymology dictionary, p. healer (n.).2
… who heals," especially "savior, Jesus," agent noun from heal (v.). As "a curative medicine" from late 14c. The usual Old English noun for Jesus as savior was hæland (Middle …
14278 Etymology dictionary, p. health (n.).2
… "to heal"). With Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)).
14279 Etymology dictionary, p. health (n.).3
… to heal. Meaning "a salutation" (in a toast, etc.) wishing one welfare or prosperity is from 1590s. Health food is from 1848.
14280 Etymology dictionary, p. -iatry.2
word-forming element meaning "medical treatment," from French -iatrie, from Greek iatreia "healing, medical treatment" (see -iatric ).