hydropathy

[ hahy-drop-uh-thee ]

noun

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

hydropathy

/ haɪˈdrɒpəθɪ; ˌhaɪdrəʊˈpæθɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• hydropathic, adjective
• hyˈdropathist, noun

Other Words From

• hy·dro·path·ic [hahy-dr, uh, -, path, -ik], hydro·pathi·cal adjective
• hy·dropa·thist hydro·path noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydropathy¹

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

Example Sentences

This active physician is zealously devoted to the propagation of hydropathy.

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This library comprises most of the important works on the subject of Hydropathy.

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

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Lansing Harold had no intention of trying hydropathy, unless the wide view of the river from all his windows could be called that.

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I therefore turned the conversation upon hydropathy, and introduced a quotation from Pindar: , etc.

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