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.
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin dulia, from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
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