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Hospice

Hospice Meaning & Definition
Hospice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hospice?

[n] a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
[n] a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hospice:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hospice: almshouse | asylum | boardinghouse | dorm | dormitory | doss house | fleabag | flophouse | foster home | guest house | halfway house | home | hospitium | hostel | hostelry | hotel | inn | lodge | lodging house | nursing home | ordinary | orphanage | pension | poor farm | poorhouse | posada | pub | public | public house | rest home | retreat | roadhouse | rooming house | tavern | workhouse

See Also | housing | living accommodations | lodging | medical aid | medical care

Hospice In Webster's Dictionary

\Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger, guest. See {Host} a landlord.] A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.

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