dulia or douleia /dū- or doo-līˈə/ (RC) noun The inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels (as opposed to hyperdulia, that accorded to the Virgin Mary, and latria, that accorded to God alone) ORIGIN: Gr douleiā servitude, doulōsis enslavement, from doulos a slave doulocˈracy or duloˈcracy noun Government by slaves dulōˈsis noun Enslavement, practised by certain ants upon other kinds dulotˈic adjective |