In a fantasy setting, I'm looking for a magic spell word in Latin that translates to the imperative command "Heal!" that someone could point at someone sick and have them get better. Any help would be appreciated!
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3Good thing the magic spells in your fantasy world are in Latin, not in German, is all I'm saying...– Sebastian KoppehelCommented Jul 17, 2023 at 6:59
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2@SebastianKoppehel, the pointing gesture would of course involve holding one's arm high with the palm facing downward toward the sick person, as if one is blessing them with the power radiating from the hand.– Ray ButterworthCommented Jul 17, 2023 at 13:06
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Fī sānus!
Literally, "Become well!" Addressed to a woman, it would need to be Fī sāna!
This avoids a problem with verbs like sānā and cūrā, which suggest taking some sort of action, like administering a medicine, to make someone (yourself in this case) become well.
I think there must be something more idiomatically Latin than this, though.
answered Jul 17, 2023 at 11:17
Medice, cūrā tē ipsum!
is the famous proverb, quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:23, meaning "Physician, heal thyself!"
The primary meaning of cūrāre is "to take care of", "to take care that"; it's the root of English curate. But it has a secondary meaning of "heal"—it's also the root of English cure. You could put it into the imperative, cūrā!, but I believe it's a transitive verb, though: it needs an object. So, Tē cūrā! This suggests applying some art or method to heal oneself, though, like what a physician does. It may not be quite what you want, if you want to suggest magically becoming well.
answered Jul 17, 2023 at 11:08
"Heal (somebody)" is "sana (aliquem)". "Heal" as in "to become healthy" is "corrige", albeit "corrige" can mean very different things.
