Xenodochium Definition

noun

A room (separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.

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Singular:
xenodochium
Plural:
xenodochia

Origin of Xenodochium

  • From Latin from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον (ksenodokheion, “place for strangers, inn”) from ξένος (ksenos, “guest, stranger, foreigner”) + δέχομαι (dekhomai, “receive, accept”)

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