different between xenodochy vs hospitality

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Noun

xenodochy (uncountable)

1. Reception of strangers; hospitality.
   • 1872, William Mark Hugo, History of the first Bushmen's club in the Australian colonies

     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.

English

Etymology

From Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité (modern French hospitalité), from Latin hospit?lit?s (“hospitality”), from hospit?lis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“guest", "host”). Displaced native Old English cuml?þnes (literally “guest gentleness”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /h?s.p??tæl.?.ti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h?s.p??tæl.?.ti/
• Rhymes: -æl?ti

Noun

hospitality (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalities)

1. The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.

   Synonym: guestfriendship
2. (business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

3. The food, drink, and entertainment given to customers by a company or organization or provided to visitors by a private host.

Derived terms

• corporate hospitality
• Southern hospitality

Related terms

• host
• hospital
• hospitable

Translations

Further reading

• hospitality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hospitality in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hospitality in MacMillan Dictionary (Macmillan Education Limited 2009–2020)