n. A method of treating bodily disorders and restoring spiritual balance in which a practitioner places the palms of the hands on a part of the body in the belief that healing energy will flow there. [Japanese reiki, from Middle Chinese liajŋ khi` (also the source of Mandarin língqì) : liajŋ, numinous spirit + khi`, energy; see CHI.] |
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