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单词 reiki
释义

reikin.

Brit. /ˈreɪki/, U.S. /ˈreɪki/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese reiki.
Etymology: < Japanese reiki, specialized use of a term usually meaning ‘mysterious atmosphere, miraculous sign’ (1001; < Middle Chinese; compare Chinese língqì numinous atmosphere); compare Japanese rei (noun) soul, spirit, (adjective) spiritual, divine, numinous ( < Middle Chinese) and ki vital energy ( < the Middle Chinese base of Chinese qi n.).The word reiki is used in Japan of a number of methods of healing. The system that evolved from Dr Usui's method is called the Usui System of Natural Healing or Usui Shiki Ryōhō . Compare Usui n.
Alternative Medicine.
A spiritual life force or vital spiritual energy held to reside in all living things (cf. qi n.); a form of therapy aimed at utilizing this energy, by channelling it from the practitioner to the patient through the laying on of hands, in order to activate the natural healing processes of the patient's body and restore physical and emotional well-being (frequently attributive).This therapy was developed in Japan in the late 19th or early 20th cent. by Dr Mikao Usui (1865–1926).
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1975 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 2 May 32/1 May 4 will bring ‘A Reiki Master's Prediction and Participation in his Own Transition’. The speaker will be Mrs. Hawoyo Takata.
1982 L. E. Arnold & S. K. Nevius Reiki Handbk. ii. 11/1 Everyone is born with Reiki, for it is the energy of life itself. It is this energy that emanates from the hands of a Reiki therapist.
1987 Time Off (Brisbane) 10 Apr. 14/2 Reiki, a simple, gentle, but powerful form of ancient healing is enjoying a resurgence in the United States.
1995 Independent on Sunday 3 Sept. (Real Lives section) 7/4 The mysterious hand movements were reiki, where the therapist uses her body to channel healing energy in the client's.
2002 T. Shimoda Fourth Treasure (2003) 33 Robert-san is giving me reiki.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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