dulia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Noun
dulia (usually uncountable, plural dulias)
- The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
- 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
- There were even moments when, looking into her cheval-glass, she cried out against that arrangement in comely lines and tints which got for her the dulia she delighted in.
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Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /duˈlia/ [duˈli.a]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: du‧li‧a
Noun
dulia (plural dulia-dulia)
- (Christianity) dulia: The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God
Further reading
- “dulia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Noun
dulia f (plural dulie)