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hyperdulia
hy·per·du·li·a
/
ˌhaɪ
pər
dʊˈli
ə, -dyʊ-
/
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[
hahy-per-d
oo
-
lee
-
uh
, -dy
oo
-
]
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noun
Roman Catholic Theology
.
the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
Compare
dulia
,
latria
.
Origin:
1520–30;
<
Medieval Latin;
see
hyper-
,
dulia
Related forms
hy·per·du·lic
/
ˌhaɪ
pərˈdu
lɪk
,
-ˈdyu-
/
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[
hahy-per-
doo
-lik
,
-
dyoo
-
]
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,
hy·per·du·li·cal,
adjective
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hyperdulia
(ˌhaɪpədjʊˈlɪə)
—
n
RC Church
dulia
Compare
latria
special veneration accorded to the Virgin Mary
[C16: from Latin
hyper-
+ Medieval Latin
dulia
service]
hyper'dulic
—
adj
hyper'dulical
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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