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Homeopath

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ho·me·op·a·thy  (hm-p-th)
n. pl. ho·me·op·a·thies
A system for treating disease based on the administration of minute doses of a drug that in massive amounts produces symptoms in healthy individuals similar to those of the disease itself.
home·o·path (--pth), home·opa·thist n.
home·o·pathic adj.
home·o·pathi·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Homeopathhomeopath - a practitioner of homeopathy        
homoeopath
practician, practitioner - someone who practices a learned profession


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" I shouted to Clarence; "telephone the king's homeopath to come
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Their usefulness did not depend on making the patient swallow substances for the most part harmful (the harm was scarcely perceptible, as they were given in small doses), but they were useful, necessary, and indispensable because they satisfied a mental need of the invalid and of those who loved her- and that is why there are, and always will be, pseudo-healers, wise women, homeopaths, and allopaths.
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