FromGermanHomöopathie, equivalent to Englishhomeo- +-pathy.
- (UK)IPA(key): /ˌhəʊmɪˈɒpəθi/,/ˌhɒmɪˈɒpəθi/
- (US)IPA(key): /ˌhomiˈɑpəθi/,/ˌhɑmiˈɑpəθi/
homeopathy (countable anduncountable,pluralhomeopathies)
- Asystem oftreatingdiseases with small amounts ofsubstances which, in larger amounts, would produce theobservedsymptoms.
- Antonym:allopathy
2004, Ian Watson,A Guide to the Methodologies of Homeopathy, Cutting Edge Publications,→ISBN, page20:I am sure that if doctors (for instance) were first taught how to use some of the other methods ofhomeopathy effectively, particularly the therapeutics and organ-based methods, they would be much more able to incorporate these into their practices[…]
system of treating diseases with very small amounts
