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- noun
Hospitality towards agod who visits as aguest .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek; see theo-, xenia.
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Great banquets of the gods (theoxenia) were well known to the Greeks as were the Leotisternia to the Romans.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
qms commented on the word theoxenia
Old Aram, who had schizophrenia,
Thought cats were once gods in Armenia,
So they, harum-scarum,
Would flock to poor Aram
January 5, 2016
bilby commented on the word theoxenia
Is it like leaving cookies out for Santa?
January 5, 2016
bilby commented on the word theoxenia
Apparently that is santaxenia.
January 6, 2016