Hospice

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  • noun. A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
  • noun. A program that provides palliative care and attends to the emotional and spiritual needs of terminally ill patients at an inpatient facility or at the patient's home.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A house of entertainment and refuge for strangers; especially, such an establishment kept by monks on some passes in the Alps to give shelter and aid to travelers.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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. Bernard.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
  • noun. A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
  • noun. A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
  • noun. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
    • Word Usage
    "The term hospice began to be applied only to institutions in which travellers were harboured."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    housing  living accommodations  lodging  medical aid  medical care  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    darkey  hawsehole  holistic  inpatient  kiss-and-tell  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    almshouse  asylum  boardinghouse  dorm  dormitory  
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