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Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 791 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HOSPICE (
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Lat.
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hospitium, entertainment, hospitality,
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inn, hospes,
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host)  , the name usually given to the homes of
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rest and
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refuge kept by religious houses for pilgrims and guests . The most famous hospices are those of the
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Great and Little St
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Bernard Passes in the
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Alps .

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