WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
na•tur•op•a•thy
(nā′chə rop′ə thē, nach′ə-),USA pronunciation n.
na•tur•o•path
(nā′chər ə path′, nach′ər-),USA pronunciation n.
na′tur•o•path′ic, adj.
- Holistic Therapy, Medicinea system or method of treating disease that employs no surgery or synthetic drugs but uses special diets, herbs, vitamins, massage, etc., to assist the natural healing processes.
- 1900–05; nature + -o- + -pathy
'naturopathic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):