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PRONUNCIATION OF XENODOCHIUM

xenodochium  [ˌzenəˈdɒkɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XENODOCHIUM

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Xenodochium 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 XENODOCHIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Xenodochium

In the early Middle Ages, a xenodochium or xenodochion was a type of hostel or hospital, usually specifically for foreigners or pilgrims, but the term could refer to charitable institutions in general. Xenodochia were more common than institutions of a more specific nature, such as the gerocomium, nosocomium and orphanotrophium. A hospital for victims of plague was called a xenodochium pestiferorum.

Definition of xenodochium in the English dictionary

The definition of xenodochium in the dictionary is a guesthouse for receiving strangers. Other definition of xenodochium is a guesthouse in a medieval monastery for housing pilgrims, strangers, or for receiving the poor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XENODOCHIUM


aluminium
ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm
aquarium
əˈkwɛərɪəm
brachium
ˈbreɪkɪəm
calcium
ˈkælsɪəm
Dyrrachium
dəˈreɪkɪəm
echium
ˈɛkɪəm
eponychium
ˌɛpəˈnɪkɪəm
graham
ˈɡreɪəm
ischium
ˈɪskɪəm
lithium
ˈlɪθɪəm
medium
ˈmiːdɪəm
museum
mjuːˈzɪəm
onychium
ɒˈnɪkɪəm
perionychium
ˌpɛrɪəʊˈnɪkɪəm
petroleum
pəˈtrəʊlɪəm
premium
ˈpriːmɪəm
sodium
ˈsəʊdɪəm
stadium
ˈsteɪdɪəm
titanium
taɪˈteɪnɪəm
zoothecium
ˌzəʊəˈθiːkɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XENODOCHIUM

xenobiotic
xenoblast
Xenocrates
Xenocratic
xenocryst
xenodiagnosis
xenodiagnostic
xenogamous
xenogamy
xenogeneic
xenogenesis
xenogenetic
xenogenic
xenogenous
xenogeny
xenoglossia
xenoglossy
xenograft
xenolith
xenolithic

WORDS THAT END LIKE XENODOCHIUM

at a premium
auditorium
Belgium
condominium
consortium
cyathium
emporium
equilibrium
graphium
gymnasium
hypanthium
magnesium
palladium
podium
potassium
promethium
pythium
silphium
symposium
yttrium

Synonyms and antonyms of xenodochium in the English dictionary of synonyms

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xenodochium
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xenodochium
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xenodochium
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xenodochium
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Translator English - Tamil

பழங்கால கிரேக்க அல்லது ரோமானிய விடுதி
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Translator English - Marathi

कोनोडोचियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

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70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xenodochio
65 millions of speakers

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Translator English - Ukrainian

xenodochium
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arhondaric
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xenodochium
15 millions of speakers
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xenodochium
14 millions of speakers
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xenodochium
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

xenodochium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xenodochium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XENODOCHIUM»

The term «xenodochium» is used very little and occupies the 184.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XENODOCHIUM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XENODOCHIUM»

Discover the use of xenodochium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xenodochium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pilgrimage to Rome in the Middle Ages: Continuity and Change
Valerii35 and the xenodochium Viae Novae.36 The xenodochium Valerii was probably situated on the Celian Hill close to S. Stefano Rotundo, the residence of the Valerii in the fourth century.37 The locations of the other two remain uncertain .
Debra J. Birch, 2000
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A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome
Xenodochium Aniciorum: a medieval hospital mentioned twice in extant literature (Gregorius Magnus, Registrum Epistularum 9.8; LPD 2.25 ch. 81 [Leo III, A.D. 795 -816]; VZ 2.303). The letter mentions an oratory of S. Lucia that must be S.
L. Richardson, jr, 1992
3
To be the Neighbor of Saint Peter: The Social Meaning of ...
Santa Maria in Organo administered at least three, and San Zeno and San Fermo each supervised one.120 This latter xenodochium, however, passed from San Fermo to the canons around the millennium. The canons also administered the ...
Barbara H. Rosenwein, 1989
4
The Formation of a Medieval Church: Ecclesiastical Change in ...
Santa Maria in Organo administered at least three, and San Zeno and San Fermo each supervised one.120 This latter xenodochium, however, passed from San Fermo to the canons around the millennium. The canons also administered the ...
Maureen Catherine Miller, 1993
5
Western Travellers to Constantinople: The West and ...
The list included the Greek words xenodochium, ptochotrophium, nosochomium, gerontochomium and brephotrophium. The first word of this series, xenodochium, glossed as id est locus venerabilis in quo peregrini suscipiuntur, found its way ...
Krijna Nelly Ciggaar, 1996
6
Monte Cassino in the Middle Ages
His and his uncle Johannes de Curte's principal gift to Monte Cassino was a xenodochium or " hospitale " to house the pilgrims who, in great numbers, visited the famous shrine of the Archangel Michael. In November, 1098 Count Henry of ...
Herbert Bloch, 1988
7
The Hospitallers, the Mediterranean and Europe: Festschrift ...
The Latin text, published by de Vogiie, reads: 'In Jerusalem Xenodochium sive Muscomion; Xenodochium grece, latine peregrinorum et pauperum susceptio. Muscomion id est hospitale ubi de plateis et vicis egrotantes colliguntur et foventur.
Karl Borchardt, Nikolas Jaspert, Helen J. Nicholson, 2007
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The Christian Spectator
L. P. In the days of the apostles there were in Jude/a two kinds of public houses ; one of which Bushequius calls xenodochium, and the other stabulum. The xenodochium is now rarely found. It was designed lor the accommodation of strangers, ...
‎1821
9
On the Margins of Crusading: The Military Orders, the Papacy ...
was sufficiently important to be one of those who issued it, the xenodochium was in some ambiguous sense still a part of the Holy Sepulchre or at least of its group of secular canons who depended on the patriarch.21 They all needed ...
Professor Helen J Nicholson, 2013
10
Medieval Religion: New Approaches
Santa Maria in Organo administered at least three, and San Zeno and San Fermo each supervised one.92 This latter xenodochium, however, passed from San Fermo to the canons around the millennium. The canons also administered the ...
Constance H. Berman, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XENODOCHIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term xenodochium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Classmates throw surprise party for Scripps spelling bee contestant
The word that eliminated Owen was “xenodochium,” a medieval house for the care of the poor, strangers, pilgrims or the sick. He spelled it “x-e-n-o-d-i-c-c-i-u-m.”. «Medina County Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Suspect shoots at Shaker Heights police; GOJO expanding into …
... Scripps National Spelling Bee, but the word that eliminated him during the Thursday afternoon session was "xenodochium." (cleveland.com)(Medina Gazette). «cleveland.com, May 15»
3
Xenodochium” trips up Medina speller
But the word that eliminated him during the Thursday afternoon session was “xenodochium,” a medieval house for the care of the poor, strangers, pilgrims or the ... «Medina County Gazette, May 15»
4
Ten make finals of 2015 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Owen Kovalik, 12, of Akron, Ohio, reacted after incorrectly spelling "xenodochium." Dev Jaiswal, of Jackson, Miss., correctly spelling the word “naranjilla. «Boston Globe, May 15»
5
"La vía pagana a Compostela" llega a Italia
... desde Oriente, como el de Santa Eulalia de Mérida; con su cabildo, culto, relicario, y xenodochium, albergue específico para lejanos viajeros orientales. «Adiante Galicia, Mar 15»
6
El arte de la Extremadura visigoda
La Basílica de Santa Eulalia, mártir y patrona emeritense, y el Xenodochium, un albergue-hospital en el que se atendían a peregrinos y personas sin medios ... «El Periódico Extremadura, Aug 14»
7
El Xenodoquio, un refugio emeritense para el viajero
Edificios que conformación un verdadero conjunto arquitectónico alrededor del templo dedicado a la mártir, y del que también formaría parte el Xenodochium ... «El Periódico Extremadura, Feb 14»
8
San Agustín y los enfermos
Sabemos también por el sermón 356, que san Agustín mandó construir junto a la basílica de la Paz de Hipona un albergue o xenodochium (s. 356, 10) para ... «Orden de Agustinos Recoletos, Nov 13»
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ARTE, NATURA E VINO: VIAGGIO NELLE TERRE DI SIENA ALLA …
La sua prima notizia, come xenodochium et hospitalis, risale al 29 marzo 1090, ma è da ritenere che già funzionasse almeno sin dal IX secolo proprio accanto ... «oksiena.it, May 13»
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Incontro-Dibattito La ricerca archeologica in territorio amalfitano e …
... dell'attiguo e comunicante xenodochium (ospizio per poveri e pellegrini). Particolare significatività assume, pertanto, l'iniziativa della ricostruzione virtuale del ... «Positanonews, Apr 13»

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