xenodochy means reception of strangers; hospitality. It carries an Arena rating of 1649, earned across 60 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, xenodochy ranks #1,835 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #1,839 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #2,558 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,264 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “xenodochy” is a great word
XENODOCHY — [Noun] The principle or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or foreigners. From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, "stranger, guest") + δέχομαι (dékhomai, "to receive"). Unlike "hospitality," which comfortably encompasses friends and family, or "xenophobia," which recoils from the outsider, xenodochy is a deliberate, ethical act of opening one's door to the alien. It is the pilgrim offered a cot in the monastery's gatehouse, the wayfarer's lantern left burning in a window at midnight, and the shared bowl of broth offered without a common language—a quiet treaty against the vast and indifferent geography of the world.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, “alien”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”).
noun
- Reception of strangers; hospitality.
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