Difference between Convalescent and Healing

What is the difference between Convalescent and Healing?

Convalescent as a noun is a person recovering from illness. while Healing as a noun is the process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.

Convalescent

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person recovering from illness.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Recovering one's health and strength after a period of illness. Of convalescence or convalescents (see below).

Healing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Example sentence: New Age values are conscious evolution, a non-sectarian society, a non-military culture, global sharing, healing the environment, sustainable economies, self-determination, social justice, economic empowerment of the poor, love, compassion in action, going beyond religious fundamentalism, going beyond nationalism-extreme nationalism, culture.

We hope you now know whether to use Convalescent or Healing in your sentence.

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