Associations to the word «Hospice»

Wiktionary

HOSPICE, noun. (countable) (dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
HOSPICE, noun. (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.
HOSPICE, noun. (countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.

Dictionary definition

HOSPICE, noun. A lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order).
HOSPICE, noun. A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King