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hydropathy
[ hahy-drop-uh-thee ]
noun
- the curing of disease by the internal and external use of water.
hydropathy
/ haɪˈdrɒpəθɪ; ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpæθɪk /
noun
- See hydrotherapya pseudoscientific method of treating disease by the use of large quantities of water both internally and externally Also calledwater cure Compare hydrotherapy
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Derived Forms
- hyˈdropathist, noun
- hydropathic, adjective
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Other Words From
- hy·dro·path·ic [hahy-dr, uh, -, path, -ik], hydro·pathi·cal adjective
- hy·dropa·thist hydro·path noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydropathy1
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Example Sentences
This active physician is zealously devoted to the propagation of hydropathy.
This library comprises most of the important works on the subject of Hydropathy.
This is the most comprehensive and popular work on Hydropathy, with nearly one thousand pages.
Lansing Harold had no intention of trying hydropathy, unless the wide view of the river from all his windows could be called that.
I therefore turned the conversation upon hydropathy, and introduced a quotation from Pindar: , etc.
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