Dulia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God. uncountable, usually
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
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