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单词 hierodule
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hierodule

[ hahy-er-uh-dool, -dyool, hahy-ruh- ]
/ ˈhaɪ ər əˌdul, -ˌdyul, ˈhaɪ rə- /

noun

a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.

Origin of hierodule

1825–35; <Greek hieródoulos temple slave, equivalent to hieró(n) temple + doúlos slave

OTHER WORDS FROM hierodule

hi·er·o·du·lic, adjective

Words nearby hierodule

hierarchy, hieratic, hiero-, hierocracy, hierodeacon, hierodule, hieroglyphic, Hieroglyphic Hittite, hieroglyphics, hieroglyphist, hieroglyphology
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British Dictionary definitions for hierodule

hierodule
/ (ˈhaɪərəˌdjuːl) /

noun

(in ancient Greece) a temple slave, esp a sacral prostitute

Derived forms of hierodule

hierodulic, adjective

Word Origin for hierodule

C19: from Greek hierodoulos, from hiero- + doulos slave
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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