HOSPITALITY

Etymology

Noun

hospitality (countable and uncountable, plural hospitalities)

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests.

Synonyms: guestfriendship, guestfriendliness

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

Source: Wiktionary


Hos`pi*tal"i*ty, n.; pl. Hospitalities. Etym: [L. hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalité.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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