1
: a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged especially when maintained by a religious order
2
: a program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike setting so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care
also
: a facility that provides such a program
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Examples of hospice in a Sentence
She chose to go to a hospice instead of a hospital.
the monks run a hospice for travelers in their mountain retreat
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Bill Husted, who charmed and inflamed Denver’s elite as a columnist for both The Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, died at his Denver home in hospice care on Saturday at age 76.
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John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Per reports, Fritz died on September 30 from the complications of a stroke while in hospice care.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Assignments include service dog training, construction work, clerking positions, computer coding, hospice care and janitorial jobs.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Police told The Republic that Hill Jr.'s mother died years ago in hospice care.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
Per reports, Fritz died on September 30 from the complications of a stroke while in hospice care.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Assignments include service dog training, construction work, clerking positions, computer coding, hospice care and janitorial jobs.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Police told The Republic that Hill Jr.'s mother died years ago in hospice care.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospice. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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hospice
noun
hos·pice
ˈhäs-pəs 
1
: an inn for travelers
especially
: one kept by a religious order
2
: a place or program for caring for dying persons
Medical Definition
hospice
noun
hos·pice
ˈhäs-pəs
: a facility or program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill in a home or homelike setting so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care
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