Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hospitality"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hospitality \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hospitality
n : kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {cordial
reception}] [ant: {inhospitality}]
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