Hospice Definition

hŏspĭs
noun
A place of shelter for travelers, esp. such a shelter maintained by monks.
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A home for the sick or poor.
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A homelike facility to provide supportive care for terminally ill patients.
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Such care, often when provided in a patient's home, a nursing home, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Hospice

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Singular:
hospice
Plural:
hospices

Origin of Hospice

  • French from Old French from Latin hospitium hospitality from hospes hospit- host ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”).

    From Wiktionary

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