ho ‧ me ‧ op ‧ a ‧ thy /ˌhəʊmiˈɒpəθi $ ˌhoʊmiˈɑːp-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: homöopathie , from Greek homoios ( ⇨ ↑ homo- ) + pathos 'suffering' ]
a system of medicine in which a disease is treated by giving extremely small amounts of a substance that causes the disease
—homeopathic /ˌhəʊmiəˈpæθɪk◂ $ ˌhoʊ-/ adjective
—homeopath /ˈhəʊmiəˌpæθ $ ˈhoʊ-/ noun [countable]