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Restorative vs Healing - What's the difference?

restorative | healing |

As nouns the difference between restorative and healing

is that restorative is something with restoring properties while healing is the process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.

As an adjective restorative

is serving to restore.

As a verb healing is

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restorative

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something with restoring properties.
  • (euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
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    • References

    * OED2

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Serving to restore.
    • After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
  • * Milton
    • Destroys life's enemy, / Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.

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    healing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia healing)
  • The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
  • An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
  • The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

    • Derived terms

    * healing art

    Related terms

    * heal

    Verb

    (head)