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单词 dulia
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dulia

[ doo-lahy-uh, dyoo- ]
/ duˈlaɪ ə, dyu- /

noun Roman Catholic Theology.

veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
Compare hyperdulia, latria.

Origin of dulia

1605–15; <Medieval Latin dūlīa service, work done <Greek douleía slavery, equivalent to doûl(os) slave + -eia-y3

Words nearby dulia

dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol, Dulcolax, Dulcy, dulia, dull, dullard, dull as dishwater, Dulles, Dulles International Airport
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Example sentences from the Web for dulia

  • Such adjuncts therefore are not foreign to those subordinate acts of worship or honour which are technically known as dulia.

    Our Lady Saint Mary|J. G. H. Barry
  • The lowest degree is the dulia, which is given to saints and angels.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dulia

dulia
/ (ˈdjuːlɪə) /

noun

the veneration accorded to saints in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches, as contrasted with hyperdulia and latria

Word Origin for dulia

C17: from Medieval Latin: service, from Greek douleia slavery, from 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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