laying on of hands

English Thesaurus

1. laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination (noun.act)

hypernym	:	ordinance, ordination,
definition	:	the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders (noun.act)

2. the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body (noun.act)

hypernym	:	faith cure, faith healing,
definition	:	care provided through prayer and faith in God (noun.act)