dulia

English

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Etymology

From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, slavery), from δοῦλος (doûlos, slave).

Noun

dulia (usually uncountable, plural dulias)

  1. 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

Noun

dulia (plural dulia-dulia)

  1. (Christianity) dulia: The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, slavery), from δοῦλος (doûlos, slave).

Noun

dulia f (plural dulie)

  1. dulia

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