🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

guérison

Pronunciation / Transliteration: geh-ree-zohn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Healing/ˈhiː.lɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le temps favorise la guérison des blessures."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of becoming sound or healthy again, either physically, mentally, or spiritually.

    "Yoga and meditation are powerful tools for emotional healing."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Tending to heal; therapeutic or restorative in nature.

    "She found the quiet walk in the woods to be deeply healing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'healing' originates from the Old English 'hælan', meaning 'to make whole or sound'. It has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning of restoration and recovery, particularly in a physical, emotional, or spiritual context.

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