Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun laying_on_of_hands

2 senses of laying on of hands

Sense 1
laying on of hands -- (the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body)
       => faith healing, faith cure -- (care provided through prayer and faith in God)

Sense 2
laying on of hands -- (laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination)
       => ordination, ordinance -- (the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination")