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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Ferguson, 75, died Friday while in home hospice care, said WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor and reporter Marion Brooks, a close friend.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Tom was in hospice care and Georgia smothered him as a kind of twisted gift to Cynthia.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would qualify patients for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the current state medical cannabis program is known.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Bride of Chucky star died Tuesday in hospice care in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, as his niece Kayse Gale confirmed the death in a Facebook post paying tribute to her uncle.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Tom was in hospice care and Georgia smothered him as a kind of twisted gift to Cynthia.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
End-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care would qualify patients for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), as the current state medical cannabis program is known.
—A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
The Bride of Chucky star died Tuesday in hospice care in Los Angeles, according to TMZ, as his niece Kayse Gale confirmed the death in a Facebook post paying tribute to her uncle.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 May 2025
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“Hospice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hospice. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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