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
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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Meek died July 10 while in hospice care at a skilled nursing facility in Yorba Linda.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
It was expanded in 2021 and again in 2025 to include chronic pain, hospice care and terminal illness, among other conditions.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
Since agreeing to enter hospice care on the night of Father's Day on June 15, Tanner's pain worsened each day.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 July 2025
The new facility was willing to work with a local hospice organization that could continue the medical oversight her father had been receiving.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
It was expanded in 2021 and again in 2025 to include chronic pain, hospice care and terminal illness, among other conditions.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
Since agreeing to enter hospice care on the night of Father's Day on June 15, Tanner's pain worsened each day.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 July 2025
The new facility was willing to work with a local hospice organization that could continue the medical oversight her father had been receiving.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hospice
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospice. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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