dulia
English
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Noun
dulia (usually uncountable, plural dulias)
- The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
- 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
- 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.
- 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
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