laying-on of hands — 1. The touch of a bishop or presbyters in ordination 2. In spiritual healing, the action of placing hands on, over or near an ill person • • • Main Entry: ↑hand … Useful english dictionary
Laying on of hands — A 1946 laying on of hands at the Pentecostal Church of God in Lejunior, Kentucky. The laying on of hands is a religious ritual that accompanies certain religious practices, which are found throughout the world in varying forms. In Christian… … Wikipedia
laying on of hands — Throughout church history the laying on of hands the purposeful and symbolic touching of one Christian by another has been used for a variety of purposes. It can be a formal public acknowledgment that the church is commissioning a member for… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Laying on of hands — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laying on of hands — Date: 15th century the act of laying hands usually on a person s head to confer a spiritual blessing (as in Christian ordination, confirmation, or faith healing) … New Collegiate Dictionary
laying on of hands — lay′ing on′ of hands′ n. 1) rel a rite in which a cleric s hands touch the person to be ordained, healed, etc 2) hlc the placing of the hands, as of a faith healer, upon a person to be cured • Etymology: 1490–1500 … From formal English to slang
laying on of hands — 1. Theol. a rite in which the cleric s hands are placed on the head of a person being confirmed, ordained, or the like. 2. (in divine healing) the placing of the hands of the healer upon the person to be cured. [1490 1500] * * * … Universalium
Laying-on of Hands. — See Imposition of Hands … Dictionary of church terms
Laying on of Hands — The ceremony by which one is ordained to the Sacred Ministry by the Bishop, and by which he administers the Rite of Confirmation, (See Imposition of Hands.) … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
laying on of hands — A ritual gesture in the OT; it is the means by which a man could enable a sacrificed animal to be his representative (Lev. 1:3–4); and the means by which God s authority is transmitted, as by Moses to Joshua (Num. 27:18). In the NT Jesus laid his … Dictionary of the Bible
