Kneippism
noun
Kneipp·ism
ˈnīˌpizəm
variants or less commonly Kneipp's cure or Kneipp cure
ˈnīps-
: treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy (as walking barefoot in morning dew)
Word History
Etymology
Kneippism from Sebastian Kneipp †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