naturopathyn.
/ˌneɪtʃəˈrɒpəθi/, /ˌnatʃəˈrɒpəθi/, U.S. /ˌneɪtʃəˈrɑpəθi/ Alternative Medicine.
A theory of disease and system of therapy based on the supposition that diseases can be cured by natural agencies, without the use of drugs.
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Galenism1728
Hippocratism1779
Ayurveda1789
rationalism1800
solidism1832
pneumatism1838
Arabism1847
organicism1853
Thomsonianism1853
physiatrics1858
unicity1861
stoicheiology1875
contrastimulism1881
pangermism1887
nihilism1900
naturopathy1901
physiatry1947
orgonomy1949
bioethics1970
1901 L. Staden in Kneipp Water Cure Monthly Jan. 30/2 There is no doubt that you can get cured without operation by Naturopathy.
1925 G. B. Shaw in Times 12 Nov. 10/2 I do not hold any brief for osteopathy, or Kellgren massage, or naturopathy or homœopathy.
1948 K. Davis Human Society xx. 576 Chiropractic and naturopathy, offshoots of osteopathy, though much more backward and cultish.
1971 Sunday Express (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. 5/5 Mr. Fell asked the Supreme Court to reverse the magistrate's findings and to accept that naturopathy is a legitimate form of medicine.
1990 Vitamin Connection Nov.–Dec. 6/2 Based on the holistic principle naturopathy seeks to identify all possible contributing factors, paying special attention to life style, emotional problems, pollutants and other environmental irritants.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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