英语词汇“hierodule”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hierodule

/ˈhʌɪrədjuːl

noun

(In ancient times) a slave living in a temple and dedicated to the service of a god.An ivory Aphrodite is celebrated by her hierodules in myrtle bowers....

Men seeking spiritual wholeness came to the Temple to visit priestesses—or hierodules—with whom they experienced the divine through physical union.
Arsay has displeased me and that I have found someone else whom I wish to be the hierodule.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from late Latin hierodulus, from Greek hierodoulos, from hieron 'temple' + doulos 'slave'.

单词	hierodule
释义	hierodule /ˈhʌɪrədjuːl / noun (In ancient times) a slave living in a temple and dedicated to the service of a god.An ivory Aphrodite is celebrated by her hierodules in myrtle bowers.... Men seeking spiritual wholeness came to the Temple to visit priestesses—or hierodules—with whom they experienced the divine through physical union. Arsay has displeased me and that I have found someone else whom I wish to be the hierodule. Origin Mid 19th century: from late Latin hierodulus, from Greek hierodoulos, from hieron 'temple' + doulos 'slave'.
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