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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILOXENIA

philoxenia  [ˌfɪləˈziːnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILOXENIA

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Philoxenia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHILOXENIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

philoxenia

Xenia (Greek)

Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home and/or associates of the person bestowing guest-friendship. The rituals of hospitality created and expressed a reciprocal relationship between guest and host expressed in both material benefits as well as non-material ones. The Greek god Zeus is sometimes called Zeus Xenios in his role as a protector of travelers. He thus embodied the religious obligation to be hospitable to travelers. Theoxeny or theoxenia is a theme in Greek mythology in which humans demonstrate their virtue or piety by extending hospitality to a humble stranger , who turns out to be a disguised deity with the capacity to bestow rewards. These stories caution mortals that any guest should be treated as if potentially a disguised divinity and help establish the idea of xenia as a fundamental Greek custom. The term theoxenia also covered entertaining among the gods themselves, a popular subject in classical art, which was revived at the Renaissance in works depicting a Feast of the Gods.

Definition of philoxenia in the English dictionary

The definition of philoxenia in the dictionary is an act of hospitableness and welcome.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHILOXENIA


Armenia
ɑːˈmiːnɪə
asthenia
æsˈθiːnɪə
bergenia
bɜːˈɡiːnɪə
catamenia
ˌkætəˈmiːnɪə
eugenia
juːˈdʒiːnɪə
gardenia
ɡɑːˈdiːnɪə
leukopenia
ˌluːkəʊˈpiːnɪə
lymphopenia
ˌlɪmfəʊˈpiːnɪə
myasthenia
ˌmaɪəsˈθiːnɪə
neurasthenia
ˌnjʊərəsˈθiːnɪə
neutropenia
ˌnjuːtrəˈpiːnɪə
pancytopenia
ˌpænsaɪtəˈpiːnɪə
Ruthenia
ruːˈθiːnɪə
sarracenia
ˌsærəˈsiːnɪə
schizophrenia
ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːnɪə
Slovenia
sləʊˈviːnɪə
tenia
ˈtiːnɪə
thrombocytopenia
ˌθrɒmbəʊˌsaɪtəʊˈpiːnɪə
Turkmenia
tɜːkˈmiːnɪə
xenia
ˈziːnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILOXENIA

philosopheress
philosophess
philosophic
philosophical
philosophical analysis
philosophical logic
philosophically
philosophicalness
philosophies
philosophisation
philosophiser
philosophism
philosophist
philosophistic
philosophization
philosophize
philosophizer
philosophizing
philosophy
philter

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILOXENIA

cytopenia
encaenia
erythropenia
granulocytopenia
hebephrenia
hymenia
hypersthenia
hyposthenia
Iphigenia
leucocytopenia
leucopenia
lymphocytopenia
Messenia
panleukopenia
paraphrenia
proscenia
psychasthenia
sideropenia
sthenia
xenomenia

Synonyms and antonyms of philoxenia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «philoxenia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILOXENIA

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The translations of philoxenia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «philoxenia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

PHILOXENIA
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

philoxenia
570 millions of speakers

English

philoxenia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Philoxenia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

philoxenia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Philoxenia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

philoxenia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

philoxenia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philoxenia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Philoxenia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Philo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィロクセニア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

philoxenia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Philoxenia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

philoxenia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

philoxenia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिलॉज़ेनिआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Philoxenia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Philoxenia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Philoxenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Philoxenia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Philoxenia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

philoxenia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

PHILO XENIA
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Philoxenia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Philoxenia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philoxenia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOXENIA»

The term «philoxenia» is regularly used and occupies the 61.786 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOXENIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about philoxenia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILOXENIA»

Discover the use of philoxenia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philoxenia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Greece: A Primary Source Cultural Guide
Philoxenia. and. Patrida. The Greeks have three sacred, ancient values or traditions that they try to instill in their children. The Greek word philitimo, in which philo means "loving," and timi means "honor," is Greeks have strong ties to their ...
Maura Ellyn, Maura McGinnis, 2004
2
Law and Agonistic Politics
at the other end of philoxenia is the exit from the polis and ostracism. ostracism, that is, long-term expulsion, is one of the hardest punishments in athens, along with death and life imprisonment. It is usually justified by accusations of betrayal of, ...
Dr Andrew Schaap, 2013
3
Heart to Heart
Surprisingly, it should, and, hopefully, it does! "Philoxenia" is a Greek word meaning "love of strangers" and corresponds to the concept of "hospitality." We have four guests from the Kiev Choir who are staying with us for a couple of days . . . it's ...
Douglas Monk, 2005
4
Coping with Tourists: European Reactions to Mass Tourism
PHILOXENIA Receiving Tourists — but not Guests — on a Greek Island Cornelia Zarkia 'Xenos (dans le monde grec) indique des relations de compensation entre hommes lie's par un pacte qui implique des obligations precises s' etendant ...
Jeremy Boissevain, 1996
5
Evangelicals and Empire: Christian Alternatives to the ...
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.” What the NRSV renders as “hospitality to strangers” is the Greek term ðçéëï÷åíéá, from which we get the word philoxenia, ...
Bruce Ellis Benson, Peter Goodwin Heltzel, 2008
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Margaret Cavendish:
64 The concept of philoxenia may have had a specific resonance for the Cavendishes. In her Life of her husband Cavendish lists his 'Blessings', fourth among which was 'The Kindness and Civilty which my Lord received from Strangers, and ...
Emma L. E. Rees, 2003
7
Hospitable God: The Transformative Dream
In Greek and Roman hospitality xenia, philoxenia, hospitium and hospitalitas are important concepts. There is a dialectical relationship between xenos and hostis on the one hand which may describe a stranger who is actually or potentially ...
G. M. Newlands, Allen Permar Smith, 2010
8
The Imaginary Polis: Symposium, January 7-10, 2004
Neither Aristotle nor Ephoros accuses the Cretans of philoxenia. Dosiadas, on the other hand, does do so, and in terms not dissimilar to the epitome's. After describing how the Lyktioi organise their syssitia, Dosiadas widens his scope to ...
Mogens Herman Hansen, 2005
9
Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition
One of the key Greek words for hospitality, philoxenia, combines the general word for love or affection for people who are connected by kinship or faith (phileo ), and the word for stranger (xenos). Thus, etymologically and practically, in the New ...
Christine D. Pohl, 1999
10
The Many-Headed Muse: Tradition and Innovation in Late ...
Opsophagia. and. philoxenia. The biographic and critical strategies I have presented above are useful for explaining many of the features of the stories connected with the New Musicians, but a number of anecdotes about Philoxenus deserve ...
Pauline A. LeVen, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILOXENIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philoxenia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turmoil in Greece Hasn't Hurt DC Study Abroad Programs
“I updated the Study Abroad Office at American University on a regular basis reassuring them that the ancient practice of philoxenia (loving the ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
2
6 Vacation Rentals for a Russian Trip to Remember
Our B&B is called Philoxenia, which means Hospitality in Greek language and we try to make our guests feel just like at ho... View all listings in ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
3
Greece Today: Safe, Affordable -- and More Beautiful Than Ever
My findings: the Greek people, known for "philoxenia" or "hospitality," continue to be as warm and inviting as they have always been. Greece ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
At Overland Park Greek Fest, the traditional music and favorite foods …
"So philoxenia means you open up your home and you serve whatever you have to a total stranger. Our food is the most important thing. «KSHB, Jun 15»
5
Blessing of the bikes
It goes back to a Greek word – Philoxenia – befriending strangers, Poteres said, “that's what we have here.” Copyright 2015 nwitimes.com. «nwitimes.com, May 15»
6
In Sodo, There's a Greek Restaurateur Who Sculpts Celebrities Out …
Philoxenia Mr. D's Restaurant and Bar sits on a rather forlorn corner across from Starbucks headquarters in Sodo. I've ridden my bicycle past it ... «TheStranger.com, Mar 15»
7
Greeks' openness and love of strangers
The Greeks are a proud, welcoming and hospitable people, and that welcome and openness – philoxenia (a love of strangers) – has remained ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
8
Qatar Airways at International Tourism Exhibition Philoxenia 2014
At the Opening Ceremony of Philoxenia 2014 the Greek Minister of Tourism Olga Kefalogianni and the President of TIF-Helexpo, Mr. Tasos ... «Travel Daily News International, Dec 14»
9
The 30th Annual Tourism Fair 'Philoxenia' in Thessaloniki
In its 30th year, Philoxenia, Greece's annual fair on tourism, aims for the development of strategies and business alliances among tourism ... «Greek Reporter, Nov 14»
10
Refugees rescued at sea agree to go ashore
A small group did disembark from the the Salamis Philoxenia to negotiate with authorities, Vasiliou said. Talks broke off, and the group returned ... «Al Jazeera America, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Philoxenia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/philoxenia>. Apr 2024 ».
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