Just three days left to the #AtoZChallenge – and we are on Day 24! I am definitely going to miss this when we wrap it up. Sigh.
It is X for Xenodochial and I was introduced to this word by my very dear friend Kaarina Dillabough when she had the business Alphabet series on her blog last year. What a fabulous collaborative experience that was! Hers is one of the most xenodochial blogs I know!
xenodochial is defined as “Given to receiving strangers; hospitable”
xenodochium is “A house of reception for strangers and pilgrims; a hotel, guest-house, especially in a monastery.”
xenodochy is the “Entertainment of strangers; hospitality.”
Do you find my blog xenodochial?
I am pleased to be your xenagogue – do make yourself comfortable as we browse a few X words!
xenoepist is “Someone who speaks with a foreign accent.”
whereas
xenodochiophobia is “An irrational fear of foreign hotels that may include a fear that there won’t be soap, proper toilet paper, clean towels, etc.”
Interesting eh?
xenoglossia is the alleged power of a person to communicate with others in a language which he/she has never learned in psychic research. It is the knowledge of a language which supposedly has never been studied by certain people.
xenoglossy is a paranormal phenomenon in which a person is able to speak a language that he or she could not have acquired by natural means. An example would be a someone who speaks French fluently and like a native, but who has never studied French, never been to a French-speaking country, nor associated with French-speakers; would be considered to be an example of xenoglossy.
xenomania is an insane fancy for or obsessive interest in foreigners or for things foreign.
xenonosocomiophobia is a fear of foreign pickpocket specialists which should not be considered an abnormal anxiety.
Really!
(ref: http://wordinfo.info/
Oh, anyone remember Xena the warrior princess?
And Xanadu, Mandrake the Magician’s abode?
X is also for Xylophone and this brings back many noisy memories from my son’s childhood. The happiness continues whenever we have friends visiting with kids. I find it delightful to see kids freaking out over creating noise. LOUD noise. Yes. Nothing compares to shaking up the energy in a space with children’s laughter and their “activities”
And finally, it is X for xoxo
Enjoy your weekend!
Today, I recommend
Blogging from A to Z April Challenge – check out this post about the A to Z Reflections linky
Jer’s blog: Ordinary Never Sleeps
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A special thanks to Roshni for mentioning my blog in her W post!
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And since it is Saturday, here is a list of posts from this week:
Spring Cleaning Spells Freedom
Top Twenty Turmeric health benefits
Xenodochial – you are here now.
Feel free to browse around!
Thanks for the words, Vidya! I love words and didn’t know any of these. Woohoo! You are a wonder!
Are you feeling 100% again? I hope so. Hug,
Carole
vidya- hugs, my vocab has got a refreshing addition of x words thanks to your post
XOXOXO …loved this.
Ah! A nice list you’ve got here.
Oh dear Lord, Vidya. I am amazed with an X! This is one fab post.
wow! So many cool words, Vidya!
Wow! Great collection of X words! And thanks for Mandrake the Magician. That was fun too. (I took the easy way out, but it worked for my theme.)
Thanks for this informative post! XOXO 😀
I enjoyed Xena – more so because she’s a New Zealander. xoxo to you to Vidya.
Aaah… so much of new words. Thanks for this 🙂
Quite a busy post there…so many ‘X’ words…seemingly all new to me 🙂 Thanks
What an interesting collection of X words.
Rhonda @Laugh Quotes
Ah! Xenodochial. This is my word for today too. Lovely post. What a pleasant world this would be if this attitude were to become more common.
Xtraordinary my friend:) And thanks for that lovely tip of the hat. Savouring thoughts of our xtra special xtraordinary time together. Cheers! Kaarina
I loved all the new words I have come across here today! And of course Xanadu! Thanks for reminding me of it! Btw, yours is indeed a xenodochial blog page 🙂
Really interesting post.
I now have the word to describe a particular phobia haha!
This is fantastic!! While we struggled with our Xs ,you came with a whole lot of them here.Vocabulary boost has happened.
That sure is a lot of X words! People will be referring to this post for years to come! 🙂
I don’t know you, but in visiting your blog I think it’s safe to say that it’s not only a “Xenodochial” place, but I suspect your in-real-life home is as well. You seem like someone I could reach through the blogosphere and get a big hug from!
Indeed Rhonda. Here is a huge hug (arms wide open…and heart too!) Hugs and love to you. I appreciate your support through this fantastic month. I hope we meet some day! (nothing is impossible)
:-O I dono half the words!
What a cool post!! Loved it, and look at all the new words I learned today!!
Vidya, I love learning new things, and this post of yours certainly did the job. I never knew there were so many words with the root “xeno” (I pretty much only knew of xenophobia). Perhaps I’ll have the fortune to travel abroad someday so I can find out for myself it I suffer from xenodochiophobia or xenonosocomiophobia. I don’t have xenomania, but I’d say I have a good bit of xenophilia. Thank you so much for recommending my blog, too, very generous of you. Have a great day.
Nice compilation Vidya. Xenoglossy is spooky though!
Well I, for one, will be following your xenagogue beyond the end of the challenge! I would love to have a case of xenoglossy – that would be awesome!
xoxo
Sam
Yes, I absolutely find your blog “xenodochial”. It seems like “xeno” is all about things foreign and strange. Except XOXO!
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