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xenodochy

xenodochy noun: reception of strangers; hospitality.

Noun

xenodochy (uncountable)

  1. Reception of strangers; hospitality.
    • Bushmen, as a class, are a very hospitable race — generous in their sympathies, fond of practising the virtue of xenodochy, entertain strangers with a rough but ready welcome; and it is a pity to see men of this stamp tossed about as they are.1872, William Mark Hugo, History of the first Bushmen's club in the Australian colonies

Origin of xenodochy

From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, “alien”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”).

Questions about xenodochy

What does xenodochy mean?
Xenodochy means reception of strangers; hospitality.
What part of speech is xenodochy?
Xenodochy is a noun.

Words near xenodochy in the dictionary

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

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