1
: one that heals
plant extracts used by herbalist healers
Time is a great healer.
2
: a Christian Science practitioner
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Her The Kindred’s Curse Saga series follows healer Diem Bellator as the search for her missing mother pulls her into a growing civil war between the oppressed mortals of Emarion and the magic-wielding demigods known as the Descended.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Throughout my stay, gentle touches at the spa (cleansing ceremonies and local teas) and the option to add on one of four signature Alila Moments highlighted traditional Yucatan healers and Mayan cosmology.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 2nd House of Values forms a supportive sextile to wounded-healer Chiron in your 4th House of Comfort.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
Raised by Hathaway, a New Age mother who described herself as a spiritual healer, Jessica was homeschooled and grew up without toys or children's books.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
Throughout my stay, gentle touches at the spa (cleansing ceremonies and local teas) and the option to add on one of four signature Alila Moments highlighted traditional Yucatan healers and Mayan cosmology.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2026
The unconscious Moon in your 2nd House of Values forms a supportive sextile to wounded-healer Chiron in your 4th House of Comfort.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2026
Raised by Hathaway, a New Age mother who described herself as a spiritual healer, Jessica was homeschooled and grew up without toys or children's books.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Healer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/healer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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healer
noun
heal·er
ˈhē-lər 
: one that heals
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