Hospice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A shelter or lodging for travelers, pilgrims, foundlings, or the destitute, especially one maintained by a monastic order.
  • n. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
  • n. A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
  • n. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
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