hydropathy

American  

[hahy-drop-uh-thee] / haɪˈdrɒp ə θi /

noun

1. the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.

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hydropathy British  

/ haɪˈdrɒpəθɪ, ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpæθɪk /

noun

1. Also called: water cure.  a pseudoscientific method of treating disease by the use of large quantities of water both internally and externally Compare hydrotherapy

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Other Word Forms

• hydropath
  noun
• hydropathic
  adjective
• hydropathical
  adjective
• hydropathist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of hydropathy

First recorded in 1835–45; hydro- ¹ + -pathy

Example Sentences

Hydropathy grew out of the observations and experiments of Vincent Priessnitz.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014

Hydropathy took the radical step of naturalizing women’s life stages.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2014

This is the most comprehensive and popular work yet published on the subject of Hydropathy, with nearly one thousand pages.

From Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. by Weaver, George Sumner

Hydropathy proceeds on the hygienic treatment, although doubtless in a somewhat rough manner.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 428 Volume 17, New Series, March 13, 1852 by Chambers, William

This is the most comprehensive and popular work on Hydropathy, with nearly one thousand pages.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)