hospice
A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic orderA lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
» Cancer is the leading cause for hospice care.
Рак - главная причина заботы в хосписе.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, dated)A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
(uncountable)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.
Hospizdienst
(countable)A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
Hospiz
хо́списxóspis
a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
Examples
1 sentencesCancer is the leading cause for hospice care.
ruРак - главная причина заботы в хосписе. — corvard
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality,Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.
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Forms
plural: hospicesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable