naturopathy

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noun

A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English nature ← Middle English nature →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

nounnaturopathy (countable and uncountable, plural naturopathies)

plural naturopathies

  1. countableuncountablealternative medicineA system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₁-sḱé-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*gnāskōr
  4. Latinnāscor
  5. Latinnātūra
  6. Old Frenchnature
  7. Middle Englishnature
  8. Englishnature
  9. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  10. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  11. Englishnaturopathy

From nature + -o- + -pathy.

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Translations

Bulgarian природолечение
  • природолечение (prirodolečenie)system of therapy
Chinese Mandarin 自然醫學 /自然医学
  • 自然醫學 /自然医学 (zìrán yīxué)system of therapy
Danish naturhelbredelse
  • naturhelbredelsesystem of therapy
Dutch natuurgeneeswijze, natuurgeneeskunde
  • natuurgeneeswijzesystem of therapy
  • natuurgeneeskundesystem of therapy
Finnish luonnonlääketiede, naturopatia
  • luonnonlääketiedesystem of therapy
  • naturopatiasystem of therapy
French naturopathie
  • naturopathiesystem of therapy
German Naturheilkunde
  • Naturheilkundesystem of therapy
Japanese 自然療法
  • 自然療法 (shizen ryōhō)system of therapy
Norwegian Bokmål naturopati
  • naturopatisystem of therapy
Russian натуропа́тия, лече́ние есте́ственными сре́дствами
  • натуропа́тия (naturopátija)system of therapy
  • лече́ние есте́ственными сре́дствами (lečénije jestéstvennymi srédstvami)system of therapy
Spanish naturopatía
  • naturopatíasystem of therapy
Swedish naturmedicin, naturopatisk medicin
  • naturmedicinsystem of therapy
  • naturopatisk medicinsystem of therapy
  • naturopatisystem of therapy
Turkish naturopati
  • naturopatisystem of therapy
Cite this entry
APA

naturopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturopathy

MLA

“naturopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturopathy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naturopathy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naturopathy.

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