Definitions for "Laying On of Hands"
A practice performed on a sick person, intended to save their life, that usually results in their death.
The placing of hands on a person's head by a priesthood holder to bless, anoint, confirm, ordain, or heal the person.
The act of placing hands upon a person, in conjunction with prayer, to invoke God's blessing or anointing. "...they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover" (Mark 16:18).