laying on of hands

The 'ordination' ceremony follows a similar liturgy to that which men becoming Catholic priests would experience - including the laying on of hands and prayer of consecration.

Ideally, school is a laying on of hands.

Texas could not prove that in denying Ramirez’s request for prayer and the “laying on of hands” by his pastor, the court concluded.

For many Christians, the laying on of hands is at the heart of prayer rituals.

So much of religious life remains physical, such as sacraments or the laying on of hands for healing prayer.