homeopathy
noun
ho·me·op·a·thy ˌhō-mē-ˈä-pə-thē 
ˌhä-
ˌhä- : a system of alternative medicine that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce symptoms in healthy persons similar to those of the disease : homeopathic medicine
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The mysterious, indeterminate nature of quantum causation is said to solve puzzles such as the foundations of consciousness and the possibility of free will, as well as vindicate dubious practices such as telekinesis and homeopathy. 
Julian Baggini, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 The Queen is a great believer in homeopathy and herbal medicines, and each dog has a unique menu. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Jarry has written about the dangers of homeopathy for years, and has even taken part in a national initiative for labeling the lack of evidence of homeopathic products in Canada. Derek Beres, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022 In other words, when researchers have to commit to a study design, their results don't show homeopathy to be effective. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022 And, of course, Goop embraces the long-standing hokum known as homeopathy, which essentially claims ritualized dilutions of poisons can cure disease and anthropomorphic water molecules can remember how to heal you. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022 While holding a medical license, Mehmet Oz, widely known as Dr. Oz, has long pushed misleading, science-free and unproven alternative therapies such as homeopathy, as well as fad diets, detoxes and cleanses. Timothy Caulfield, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021 Experts have linked a sharp increase in infections there to frequent exchanges with Austria, but also to a cultural inclination among the population toward homeopathy and natural cures. New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 Some doctors will harbor a secret disdain for Reiki; Kvale told me that homeopathy alarms her the most. Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021 See More
Julian Baggini, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2022 The Queen is a great believer in homeopathy and herbal medicines, and each dog has a unique menu. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Jarry has written about the dangers of homeopathy for years, and has even taken part in a national initiative for labeling the lack of evidence of homeopathic products in Canada. Derek Beres, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2022 In other words, when researchers have to commit to a study design, their results don't show homeopathy to be effective. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022 And, of course, Goop embraces the long-standing hokum known as homeopathy, which essentially claims ritualized dilutions of poisons can cure disease and anthropomorphic water molecules can remember how to heal you. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2022 While holding a medical license, Mehmet Oz, widely known as Dr. Oz, has long pushed misleading, science-free and unproven alternative therapies such as homeopathy, as well as fad diets, detoxes and cleanses. Timothy Caulfield, Scientific American, 15 Dec. 2021 Experts have linked a sharp increase in infections there to frequent exchanges with Austria, but also to a cultural inclination among the population toward homeopathy and natural cures. New York Times, 17 Nov. 2021 Some doctors will harbor a secret disdain for Reiki; Kvale told me that homeopathy alarms her the most. Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Homöopathie, from homöo- homeo- + -pathie -pathy, after earlier homöopathisch homeopathic
Note: Introduced by Samuel Hahnemann, perhaps first in his Reine Arzneimittellehre, 3. Theil (Dresden, 1817), p. iii ff.
First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
homeopathy
noun
ho·me·op·a·thy
variants or British homoeopathy
ˌhō-mē-ˈäp-ə-thē ˌhäm-ē-
ˌhäm-ē- plural homeopathies
: a system of alternative medicine that treats a disease especially by the administration of minute doses of a remedy that would in larger amounts produce symptoms in healthy persons similar to those of the disease : homeopathic medicine
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