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HOST, n. [L.hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable.] 1. One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. Homer never entertained guests or hosts with long speeches.2. One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord.3. A guest; one who is entertained at the house of another. The innkeeper says of the traveler,he has a good host,and the traveler says of his landlord, he has a kind host. [See Guest.]HOST, n. [L. hostis, a stranger, an enemy.] The sense is probably transferred from a single foe to an army of foes.] 1. An army; a number of men embodied for war.2. Any great number or multitude.HOST, n. [L. hostia, a victim or sacrifice, from hostis, an enemy.] In the Romish church, the sacrifice of the mass, or the consecrated wafer, representing the body of Christ, or as the Catholics allege, transubstantiated into his own body. HOST, v.i. To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Little used.] HOST, v.t. To give entertainment to. [Not used.]
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HOST, n. [L.hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable.] 1. One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. Homer never entertained guests or hosts with long speeches.2. One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord.3. A guest; one who is entertained at the house of another. The innkeeper says of the traveler,he has a good host,and the traveler says of his landlord, he has a kind host. [See Guest.]HOST, n. [L. hostis, a stranger, an enemy.] The sense is probably transferred from a single foe to an army of foes.] 1. An army; a number of men embodied for war.2. Any great number or multitude.HOST, n. [L. hostia, a victim or sacrifice, from hostis, an enemy.] In the Romish church, the sacrifice of the mass, or the consecrated wafer, representing the body of Christ, or as the Catholics allege, transubstantiated into his own body. HOST, v.i. To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Little used.] HOST, v.t. To give entertainment to. [Not used.] |
HOST, n. [Fr. hôte, for hoste; It. oste; Sp. huesped; Port. hospede; and L. hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable. The sense is a stranger or foreigner, that is, a wanderer or traveler, from some root signifying to wander, to go or pass, or to visit. See Class Gs, No. 5, 14, 16.]- One who entertains another at his own house, without reward.
Homer never entertained guests or hosts with long speeches. Sidney.
- One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord.
- A guest; one who is entertained at the house of another. The innkeeper says of the traveler, he has a good host, and the traveler says of his landlord, he has a kind host. [See Guest.] Encyc.
HOST, n. [L. hostis, a stranger, an enemy. The sense is probably transferred from a single foe to an army of foes.]- An army; a number of men embodied for war.
- Any great number of multitude.
HOST, n. [L. hostia, a victim or sacrifice, from hostis, an enemy; Fr. hostie; applied to the Savior, who was offered for the sins of men.]In the Romish church, the sacrifice of the mass, or the consecrated wafer, representing the body of Christ, or as the Romanists alledge, transubstantiated into his own body. Encyc.
HOST, v.i.To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Little used.] Shak.
HOST, v.t.To give entertainment to. [Not used.] Spenser. |
Host
- The consecrated wafer, believed to be the
body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also,
the bread before consecration.
- An army; a number of men gathered for war.
- One who receives or
entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one
from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a
landlord.
- To give entertainment
to.
- To lodge at an inn; to
take up entertainment.
- Any animal
or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal
organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon
it.
- Any great number or multitude; a
throng.
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Host HOST, noun [Latin hostis, a stranger, an enemy, probably of the same family. See Hospitable.] 1. One who entertains another at his own house, without reward. Homer never entertained guests or hosts with long speeches. 2. One who entertains another at his house for reward; an innkeeper; a landlord. 3. A guest; one who is entertained at the house of another. The innkeeper says of the traveler, he has a good host and the traveler says of his landlord, he has a kind host [See Guest.] HOST, noun [Latin hostis, a stranger, an enemy.] The sense is probably transferred from a single foe to an army of foes.] 1. An army; a number of men embodied for war. 2. Any great number or multitude. HOST, noun [Latin hostia, a victim or sacrifice, from hostis, an enemy.] In the Romish church, the sacrifice of the mass, or the consecrated wafer, representing the body of Christ, or as the Catholics allege, transubstantiated into his own body. HOST, verb intransitive To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Little used.] HOST, verb transitive To give entertainment to. [Not used.] |
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