therapeuses
/ˌθɛrəˈpjuːsɪz/
noun
- Female therapists or healers (plural of therapeusis; rare and historical).
- In ancient texts, therapeuses were often mentioned as priestesses who provided healing.
- The book described a group of therapeuses who tended to the sick in the temple.
- Historians debate the role of therapeuses in early medical practices.
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