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hospice Definition

hos·pice (häspis)

noun

  1. a place of shelter for travelers, esp. such a shelter maintained by monks
  2. a home for the sick or poor
  3. a homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients

Etymology: Fr < L hospitium, hospitality, inn, lodging < hospes, host, guest < *hostipots < hostis, stranger, enemy < IE base *ghostis, stranger, guest (> guest, OSlav gospodi) + *potis, master: see despot

hospice Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • help: Help the Hospices Help the Hospices is the national charity for the hospice movement.
  • build: How much money do you need to build the new hospice?
  • visit: A member of the Chaplaincy Team visits the hospice each day.

Adjective modifier

  • darlington-based: So far the couple has raised more than £ 1,000 for the Darlington-based hospice, mostly thanks to generous donations from friends and family.
  • charitable: NHS Funding of Independent Hospices in England Results of a survey on statutory funding arrangements of independent charitable hospices.
  • Independent: NHS Funding of Independent Hospices in England Results of a survey on statutory funding arrangements of independent charitable hospices.
  • voluntary: The charity also helps the voluntary hospices to provide training for colleagues outside the movement working in the hospice's local area.
  • local: First, we support local hospices in their vital work on the front line of caring for people who face the end of life.
  • independent: NHS Funding of Independent Hospices in England Results of a survey on statutory funding arrangements of independent charitable hospices.

Modifies a noun

  • chaplain: He shares his insights, as a hospice chaplain into the fundamental needs of human connection and how he connects with dying people.
  • movement: To what extent has the work of the hospice movement reduced the fear of death in western society?
  • care: Hospice care makes the last days of life fruitful, " he said.
  • appeal: All we asked for in return was a £ 5 donation to our hospice appeal.
  • nurse: He wanted to die in his own bed, " says Cindy Persson, a hospice nurse.
  • charity: Tea at Three is a new nation-wide event to raise money for hospice care, co-ordinated by national hospice charity Help the Hospices.

Noun used with modifier

  • children's: A childrenâs hospice is not a sad place; it is a place for living.
  • childrens: In previous years we have performed in fundraising efforts for childrens hospices.
  • adult: Adult Hospices in England Closing date: 10 February 2006.

Possessives

  • child: A SECOND children's hospice for Scotland WILL be built with the money raised by Sunday Post readers.

Preposition: for

  • pilgrim: This was originally St Laurence's Hospice for pilgrims on their way to Glastonbury.

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