Dulia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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