philoxenia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐλοξενῐ́ᾱ (phĭloxenĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

  • (anglicized) IPA(key): /ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/, /ˌfiloʊ-/, /ˌfaɪloʊ-/, /-ˈzɛniə/
  • (Hellenized) IPA(key): /ˌfilɒksiˈniːə/[1], /ˌfɪlɑkˈsiːniə/[2]

Noun

philoxenia (uncountable)

  1. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.

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