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xenodochium

UK/ˌzɛn.əʊˈdəʊ.ki.əm//ˌzɛn.oʊˈdoʊ.ki.əm/

xenodochium noun: a room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.

Noun

xenodochium (plural xenodochia or xenodochiums)

  1. A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
    • Gregory the Great orders that the accounts of xenodochia should be audited by the bishop (Epist. iv. 27).1892, William Bright, The Canons of the First Four General Councils of Nicaea, Constantinople, Ephesus and Chalcedon, 2nd edition, page 184
    • There is, first, the xenodochium, to provide lodging for passing strangers, pilgrims, travellers, refugees, exiles of all kinds, like the one founded at Ostia by Pammachius and Fabiola for all who were embarking or landing.1961, Michel Riquet, Christian Charity in Action, page 64

xenodochium meaning in Tamil

xenodochium in Tamil

விருந்துண் கூடம்

Forms of xenodochium

pluralxenodochia
pluralxenodochiums
alternative formxenodocheion
alternative formxenodocheum

Origin of xenodochium

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον (xenodokheîon, “place for strangers, inn”) from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger, foreigner”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “receive, accept”).

Questions about xenodochium

What does xenodochium mean?
Xenodochium means a room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
What is xenodochium in Tamil?
Xenodochium in Tamil is விருந்துண் கூடம். See Xenodochium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is xenodochium?
Xenodochium is a noun.
How do you pronounce xenodochium?
Xenodochium is pronounced /ˌzɛn.əʊˈdəʊ.ki.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of xenodochium?
The plural of xenodochium is xenodochia.

Words near xenodochium in the dictionary

  1. xenodocheum
  2. xenodochia
  3. xenodochial
  4. xenodochion
  5. xenodochions
  6. xenodochium
  7. xenodochiums
  8. xenodochy
  9. xenodollar
  10. xenodollars
  11. xenodontine

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