balm for/to• This may seem a reassuring picture, a balm toB. S. Johnson's fears.• The forest and the lapping water of the great river were a balm to the spirit.• Her instants of selfless love, so focused upon me, are balm for my abradedego.• Hong Kong was a gentlebalm to the dancers' ragged spirits.• Its friendliness is balm for tortured West Coast souls.• Judge: But this programme is balm to millions, many of them toothless, gaga and slumped across a Zimmer frame.• I supposed talking about it gave some balm to her wounded spirit.• A thin ribbon that separates unparalleled views from unattainable wealth, the walk is a welcome balm to the landlocked masses.
Originbalm
(1200-1300)Old Frenchbaume, from Latinbalsamum; → BALSAM