KNEIPPISM


Meaning of KNEIPPISM in English

ˈnīˌpizəm noun

also kneipp's cure ˈnīps- ; or kneipp cure

Usage: usually capitalized K

Etymology: Kneippism from Sebastian Kneipp died 1897 German priest who developed it + English -ism; Kneipp's cure or Kneipp cure after S. Kneipp, translation of German Kneippsche kur or Kneipp-kur

: treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy (as walking barefoot in morning dew)

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