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dulia en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
   • 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. 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

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Deriveds

hyperdulia · dulic · protodulia