'Hospice' definitions:
Definition of 'hospice'
From: WordNet
noun
A lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
noun
A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
Definition of 'Hospice'
From: GCIDE
- Hospice \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger, guest. See Host a landlord.] 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; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hospice'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almshouse,
- asylum,
- boardinghouse,
- dorm,
- dormitory,
- doss house,
- fleabag,
- flophouse,
- foster home,
- guest house,
- halfway house,
- home,
- hospitium,
- hostel,
- hostelry,
- hotel,
- inn,
- lodge,
- lodging house,
- nursing home,
- ordinary,
- orphanage,
- pension,
- poor farm,
- poorhouse,
- posada,
- pub,
- public,
- public house,
- rest home,
- retreat,
- roadhouse,
- rooming house,
- tavern,
- workhouse