Homeopathy, homoeopathy

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Definition

Homeopath

[n. homeopath < homeopathy] practitioner of homeopathy

Homeopathic

[adj. homeopathic < homeopathy]

Homeopathies

[homeopathies < homeopathy] concerning homeopathy

Homeopaths

[pl. homeopaths < homeopath ]

Homeopathy

[n. homeopathy \ Greek: όμοίος (hόmoios) - homogeneous, similar and πάθος (pάthos) - in a bad sense suffering or in a good sense experiencing*] 
{short definition:} Alternative healing by similarity mostly with diluted remedies. {description:} Some kind of "homeotherapy" or traditional medicine has been applied by traditional healers; especially the Greek physician Hippocratus has been mentioned in history. The founder of the system of homeopathy is Samuel Hahnemann which he actually did when he described the law of similarity. {foundation:} The base of homeopathy are provings, those are empiric homogeneous experiences. {remark:} Homeopathy is often confused with herbalism.

Homoeopath

[n. homoeopath < homoeopathy] practitioner of homoeopathy, homeopathy

Homœopath

[n homœopath < homoeopath] synonym of homoeopath used with œthel œ

Homoeopathic

[adj. homoeopathic < homoeopathic] synonym of homeopathic

Homœopathic

[adj. homœopathic < homoeopathic] synonym of homoeopathic used with œthel œ

Homoeopathist

[n. homoeopathist < homoeopathy] synonym of homoeopath

Homoeopathists

[pl. homoeopathists < homoeopathy] 

Homoeopaths

[pl. homoeopaths < homoeopathy] 

Homoeopathy

[n. homoeopathy \ Lat. homoeo - equal (compare with Greek which describes similarity which is more accurate according to the definition of the law of  similars)] synonym of homeopathy, the practitioner can also be called homoeopath

Homœopathy

[n. homœopathy < homoeopathy] synonym of homeopathy used with œthel œ

 * Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament by J.H. Thayer

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