healful

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Tending or serving to heal

   Tending or serving to heal; health-promoting; healing.

   • healful remedies
   • As for psychogenic death, this will be the case when three supplementary, in this case, healful conditions are fulfilled: […]
2. 2

   Full of health or safety

   Full of health or safety; healthy; whole; sound; safe.

   • […] I believe my Father catched [sic] cold on his journey, tho' he was otherways a very strong healful man, for on his return to Pennicuik a boile broke out between his shoulders, which in a very few days turn'd to a Mortification.
   • The public conscience demands that they work under healful conditions, with ample light, without overspceding, and with the same provisions for their safety at their work that the employer would desire for himself were he so employed.
   • And, therefore, what is more healful than the sweetness of this sight, or what softer thing may be felt?
3. 3

   Affording health or salvation.

   • […] since Christ will not fail to minister, himself, all lawful and healful sacraments, and necessary at all time, and especially at the end, […]

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