HYDROPATHY

hydropathy, hydrotherapy

(noun) the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hydropathy (countable and uncountable, plural hydropathies)

The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally.

Synonym: hydrotherapy

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*drop"a*thy, n. Etym: [Hydro-, 1 + Gr.

Definition: The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious and frequent use of pure water, both internally and externally.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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