dulia

[ doo-lahy-uh, dyoo- ]

nounRoman Catholic Theology.
  1. veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.

Origin of dulia

1
1605–15; <Medieval Latin dūlīa service, work done <Greek douleía slavery, equivalent to doûl(os) slave + -eia-y3

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British Dictionary definitions for dulia

dulia

/ (ˈdjuːlɪə) /


noun
  1. the veneration accorded to saints in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches, as contrasted with hyperdulia and latria

Origin of dulia

1
C17: from Medieval Latin: service, from Greek douleia slavery, from doulos slave

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