Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theoxenia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: theox-e-nia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hospitality towards a god who visits as a guest.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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..."
"An alternative interpretation to the theoxenia, though no doubt related in cult practise, would be that of parasitein."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεοξενία (theoxenía), equivalent to theo- + xenia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θεοξενία

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does theoxenia mean?: Hospitality towards a god who visits as a guest.
Where does theoxenia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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