HOSPITAL
hospital, infirmary
(noun) a health facility where patients receive treatment
hospital
(noun) a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hospital (plural hospitals)
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
Synonyms
• sickhouse
• infirmary
Adjective
hospital (comparative more hospital, superlative most hospital)
(obsolete) Hospitable.
Source: Wiktionary
Hos"pi*tal, n. Etym: [OF. hospital, ospital, F. hôpital, LL.
hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin),
from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for
guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel,
Spital.]
1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and
treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and
cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or
disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either
at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a
tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army
cared for. Hospital ship, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital.
– Hospital Sunday, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous contribution
in churches to hospitals; as, the London Hospital Sunday.
Hos"pi*tal, a. Etym: [L. hospitalis: cf. OF. hospital.]
Definition: Hospitable. [Obs.] Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition