Hospice (disambiguation)
For the detailed origin of the term hospice see Hospitium .
Hospice also stands for:
- an institution for the poor and the sick in the Middle Ages, see Hospital
- an inpatient facility for the seriously ill and dying, see hospice
- a civic initiative for terminal care , see hospice movement
- a small monastery with a few religious to receive monks passing through
- a pilgrimage hostel on pilgrimage routes and places of pilgrimage
- From the beginning of the industrial revolution to the beginning of the 20th century, it was a dormitory for workers working far from home
- During the 19th century, Adolf Kolping suggested accommodation for traveling companions , see Journeyman's Hospice
- an inn or accommodation for mountain hikers in need, see refuge
- a lake hospice as a combination of hostel and convalescent facility on the coast, such as the Langeoog island hospice
- In terms of student history, a drinking bout with round-the-clock singing, see hospice
See also:
Wiktionary: Hospice - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
