Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laying on of hands

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: lay-ing on of hands
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.

noun

The charism whereby new bishops are initiated into the apostolic succession.

Example Sentences

"And when Simon ſaw that through laying on of the Apoſtles hands', the holy Ghoſt was giuen, hee offered them money,[…]"
"He holds daily levees, which are crowded, at Metropolitan Hall, where he proclaims that he has been sent of God to heal diseases by the touch. Many are fools enough to try the experiment . . . . His formula is, "Disease, depart," accompanied with a laying on of hands."
"They cast out devils by magic charms, cured diseases by the laying on of hands, drank deadly poisons unharmed, and unharmed played with deadly snakes—or so they claimed."
"This monstrous parody of divine compassion . . . performs, in the presence of moving picture cameras, a grotesque parody upon the laying on of hands and the healing of the sick."
"Popoff would race around an auditorium, striding up to dozens of people he had never met, greeting them by name, reciting their addresses, diagnosing their illnesses and then pretending to heal them with a laying on of hands."

Inflected Forms

layings on of hands (plural) laying-on of hands (alternative)

Phrases

lay hands on lay on hands faith healer slay someone in the Spirit

Frequently Paired Words

lay hands on lay on hands faith healer simony slay someone in the Spirit

Synonyms

chirothesia

Questions

What does laying on of hands mean?: The practice of using touch to communicate spiritual energy from one person to another, especially as an act of healing.

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