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xenodochial

adjective /ˌzɛnəˈdoʊkiəl/

  1. (obsolete) Friendly to strangers.

    rare

    At least, those intemperate Reflections may serve as Precautionary Documents for Dignitaries of all sorts to humble as well as to steer themselves by, especially in their unfrequented and almost wholly neglected Duty of Christian Hospitality and Oecumenial as well as Oeconomical Reception of Xenodochial Providence-Conformists; who must nevertheless ‘Take “Heart, nor of the Laws of Fate complain, tho’ “now ’tis cloudy, ’twill clear up again.

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχή (xenodokhḗ, “strangers' banquet”) + -al.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry xenodochial (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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