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hagiotherapy

hagiotherapy noun: the medieval practice of using religious relics, prayers, pilgrimages, etc. in an attempt to alleviate sickness.

Noun

hagiotherapy (uncountable)

  1. The medieval practice of using religious relics, prayers, pilgrimages, etc. in an attempt to alleviate sickness.

Origin of hagiotherapy

From hagio- + therapy.

Questions about hagiotherapy

What does hagiotherapy mean?
Hagiotherapy means the medieval practice of using religious relics, prayers, pilgrimages, etc. in an attempt to alleviate sickness.
What part of speech is hagiotherapy?
Hagiotherapy is a noun.

Words near hagiotherapy in the dictionary

  1. hagiophobia
  2. hagioscope
  3. hagioscopes
  4. hagioscopic
  5. Hagiosoritissa
  6. hagiotherapy
  7. hagiotoponym
  8. hagiotoponyms
  9. haglaz
  10. Hagle
  11. Hagler

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