sanation

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noun

Act of healing or curing.

OriginMiddle English sanacion ← Latin sānātiō ← Middle French sanacion →
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Meanings

nounsanation (countable and uncountable, plural sanations)

plural sanations

  1. archaiccountableuncountableAct of healing or curing.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchsanacion
  2. Latinsānātiō“a healing”
  3. Middle Englishsanacion
  4. Englishsanation

From Middle English sanacion, sanacioun, from Latin sānātiō (“a healing”) and Middle French sanacion.

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Translations

Finnish parantuminen, sanaatio
  • parantuminenact of healing or curing
  • sanaatioact of healing or curing
German Heilung
  • Heilungact of healing or curing
Latin sānātiō
  • sānātiōact of healing or curing
Polish sanacja
  • sanacjaact of healing or curing
Spanish sanación, cura
  • sanaciónact of healing or curing
  • curaact of healing or curing

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sanation

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Anagrams

sonatina
Cite this entry
APA

sanation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanation

MLA

“sanation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanation.

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