1. a facility or program providing compassionate care for terminally ill patients, focusing on comfort rather than cure
Usage: medical
2. a lodging place for travelers, especially pilgrims
Usage: historical

Examples

• The family decided to move their grandmother to a hospice for her final weeks.
• Hospice workers provide emotional support to both patients and families.
• The hospice program allowed him to spend his last days at home.
• She volunteers at the local hospice, reading to patients.
• Medieval pilgrims often stayed at hospices along their journey.
• The mountain hospice offered shelter to weary travelers.