(a) adj. that heals the mind; (b) n. = mind cure n.

The treatment of disease by psychic means such as hypnotism, etc. Now rare.

the supposed curing of a disease by the mental powers of the healer (frequently attributive).

Cure of the mind (rare); (esp. in the terminology of W. F. Evans) cure of the body by the power of the healer's mind (in association with that of…

The methods or practice of psychotherapy; the branch of medicine or science concerned with this.

healing effected solely by the mental powers of the healer.

Hypnotism. The insinuation of a belief or impulse into the mind of a subject by words, gestures, or the like; the impulse or idea thus suggested.

The treatment of disorders of the mind or personality by psychological methods; spec. (in early use) the treatment of disease by psychic or…

= psychotherapeutics, n. rare.