: a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God
faith healer
noun
: one that practices faith healing
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Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Various Christian faith healing groups, which believe in prayer over medicine, and Christian Scientists, which believe illness is an illusion, oppose vaccines.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
He was given the gifts of prophecy and faith healing.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
Most radically, Aimee was one of the first to convey faith healing — perhaps the most physical form of worship — through the radio.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Convinced that these were signs of the Second Coming, Parham sought to hasten Christ’s return by training his followers in gifts of the spirit like those found in the Acts of the Apostles—everything from faith healing and prophecy to glossolalia.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Offit was on the front lines of the 1991 measles epidemic in Philadelphia, which exploded in a pair of churches that practiced faith healing.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
But over the past sixty-plus years, practices once associated with older Pentecostal churches—glossolalia, faith healing, and the casting out of demons—began seeping through denominational borders and flourished across the country, a trend that has grown only more pronounced.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
People were converting to more expressive forms of evangelical Christianity — sometimes called charismatic or Pentecostal — which often entailed speaking in tongues and faith healing and emphasized a daily struggle between good and evil.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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The film, which follows a newly paralyzed DJ (Thorton) who becomes involved in the world of faith healing, won the Special Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
—Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Various Christian faith healing groups, which believe in prayer over medicine, and Christian Scientists, which believe illness is an illusion, oppose vaccines.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2026
He was given the gifts of prophecy and faith healing.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
Most radically, Aimee was one of the first to convey faith healing — perhaps the most physical form of worship — through the radio.
—Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Convinced that these were signs of the Second Coming, Parham sought to hasten Christ’s return by training his followers in gifts of the spirit like those found in the Acts of the Apostles—everything from faith healing and prophecy to glossolalia.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Offit was on the front lines of the 1991 measles epidemic in Philadelphia, which exploded in a pair of churches that practiced faith healing.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
But over the past sixty-plus years, practices once associated with older Pentecostal churches—glossolalia, faith healing, and the casting out of demons—began seeping through denominational borders and flourished across the country, a trend that has grown only more pronounced.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
People were converting to more expressive forms of evangelical Christianity — sometimes called charismatic or Pentecostal — which often entailed speaking in tongues and faith healing and emphasized a daily struggle between good and evil.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Faith healing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faith%20healing. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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faith healing
noun
: a method of treating diseases by prayer and exercise of faith in God
faith healer
noun
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