hospice
hos·pice
noun \ˈhäs-pəs\Definition of HOSPICE
1
: a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order
2
: a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill
Examples of HOSPICE
- She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
- <the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat>
Origin of HOSPICE
French, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium, from hospit-, hospes host — more at host
First Known Use: 1818
Related to HOSPICE
Synonyms: auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hotel, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern
Related Words: B and B, bed-and-breakfast, guesthouse; apartment hotel; accommodations, lodgings, rest; court, motel, motor court, motor inn, motor lodge, resort, spa, tourist court, youth hostel; camp, campground; bunkhouse, dorm, dormitory; boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house; doss-house [chiefly British], fleabag, flophouse
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