pathy

See also: -pathy

English

Etymology

From the suffix -pathy.

Noun

pathy (plural pathies)

1. (informal) A therapy
   • 1849, “The Water-Cure”, in Journal of Health, page 230:

     So, no doubt, it may be applied to hydropathy, and to every other sort of pathy, and the result will be that every sort of pathy cures not all persons, but many persons...