hospice en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɒspɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈhɑspɪs/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.
Meanings
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(countable, dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest. It was built by Bishop Beck for the use of travellers, and was used as place of rest by pilgrims on their way from Bardsey Island to St David's Cathedral.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 261, about Llawhaden:
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(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.
With the emergence of the modern hospice movement and its institutionalization in the 1970s, however, the religious dimension of hospice moved considerably away from its Christian roots. While it is widely agreed that hospice ought to be concerned with the spiritual needs of the dying, how to do this in a pluralistic society is far from clear.
2013, Kathleen Garces-Foley, “Chapter 1: Hospice and the Politics of Spirituality”, in Paul Bramadat, Harold Coward, Kelli I. Stajduhar, editors, Spirituality in Hospice Palliative Care, page 13:The modern concept of hospice and palliative nursing has its roots in the hospice movement. Introduced to the United States in the early 1960s, hospice has grown from one organization in 1971 to more than 3500 organizations in 2001.
2002, Statement on the Scope and Standards of Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant Practice, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, page 2:Former President Jimmy Carter, who at 98 is the longest living president in American history, has decided to forgo further medical treatment and will enter hospice care at his home in Georgia, the Carter Center announced on Saturday.
2023 February 18, Peter Baker, “Jimmy Carter, 98, Opts for Hospice Care”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Thus, the introduction of hospice services marked a new beginning, not only for the care of the dying, but also for the practice of medicine as a whole.
2007, Iraida V. Carrion, End of Life Issues among Hispanics/Latinos, page 52:
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(countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
St Joseph's Hospice Association in Liverpool supports hospices in Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador and Peru, as well as having links with hospices in India, Pakistan and Mexico that bear the same name.
2009, June L. Leishman, “Chapter 6: Developments in end-of-life care”, in June Leishman, editor, Perspectives on Death and Dying, page 87:Medicare reimbursement of hospice care is likely to be affected by the apparent reluctance of hospices to participate in the Medicare program.
2001, Robert J. Buchanan, James D. Minor, Legal Aspects of Health Care Reimbursement, page 97:A small number of hospices were opened in the US in the 1890s, but these institutions differed from the hospices that came into being in the second part of the twentieth century in the following ways.
2009, Andrea Fontana, Jennifer Reid Keene, Death and Dying in America, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| hospices | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (43)
it casa di cura (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · bg хоспис (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · sl hospic (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · id hospis (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · he הוספיס (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ms hospis (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · it ospizio (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ja ホスピス (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · cy hosbis (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · es hospicio (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · pl hospicjum (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ky хоспис (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · cmn 臨終關懷 /临终关怀 (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · it ospizio (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · cy hosbis (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · kk хоспис (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · af hospitium (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · ru хо́спис (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · cmn 安養院 /安养院 (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · bg хоспис (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · fr hospice (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · fa خستهخانه (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · fi saattokoti (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ca hospici (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · it casa di cura (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · pt cuidados paliativos (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · fi saattohoito (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · af hospies (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · af hospitium (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · sv hospice (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · de Hospizdienst (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · th สถานดูแลระยะสุดท้าย (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ga ospís (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · nl hospice (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · sv hospis (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · fr hospice (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill) · de Hospiz (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · el άσυλο ανιάτων (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ko 호스피스 (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · af hospies (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ca casa de beneficència (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · he מרכז לטיפול תומך (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill) · ga ospís (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)