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单词 philoxenist
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philoxenistn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ϕιλόξενος , -ist suffix.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ϕιλόξενος loving strangers, hospitable (see philoxeny n.) + -ist suffix. Compare post-classical Latin philoxenus a person who keeps good hospitality (1538 in Elyot). Compare much earlier philoxeny n.
Obsolete. rare.
A lover of hospitality to strangers.
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society > leisure > social event > hospitality > hospitable person > [noun] > lover of hospitality to strangers
philoxenist1822
1822 T. Mitchell tr. Aristophanes Wasps in tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 179 And Nicostratus trips, For I see that his lips To themselves are philoxenist framing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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