Meaning of HOSPITALITY
| Pronunciation: | | `hâspi'talitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
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| | Synonyms: | | cordial reception |
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| | Antonyms: | | inhospitality | | |
| | See Also: | | welcome | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hos`pi*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Hospitalities}. [L.
hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit['e].]
The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and
entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with
kind and generous liberality.
Given to hospitality. --Rom. xii.
13.
And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing
deeds of hospitality. --Shak.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you have hospitality indicates your generosity and kindness toward others. You do things without expecting anything in return. |
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