theoxenia means hospitality towards a god who visits as a guest. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “theoxenia” is a great word
THEOXENIA — [Noun] Hospitality extended to a god who visits in the guise of a guest or stranger. From Ancient Greek θεοξενία (theoxenía), from θεός (theós, "god") + ξενία (xenía, "hospitality, guest-friendship"). Unlike *xenia*, the general, sacred duty of hosting any stranger, or *theophany*, a god’s deliberate, awe-striking revelation, theoxenia is the perilous grace of offering hospitality while blind to the divine presence. It is the spare bed in a humble cottage, the shared loaf and cup of wine, the unquestioning welcome for the unremarkable face at the door—a ritual of mortal kindness that makes no distinction between the human and the divine, and in that profound equality, trembles with sacred potential. The entire moral universe hangs on the courtesy shown to an unmarked package.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θεοξενία (theoxenía), equivalent to theo- + xenia.
noun
- Hospitality towards a god who visits as a guest.“1902, Archaeological Institute of America, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, American School of Classical Studies in Rome, American journal of archaeology
S. Reixach maintains that the rite of theoxenia is derived from the primitive conception of the gods as relatives of those who entertain them...”