dulia

noun

du·​lia

d(y)üˈlīə

plural -s

Roman Catholicism

: veneration or respect paid to the saints and angels as the servants and friends of God compare latria

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin, from Late Greek douleia service, work done, business, from Greek, slavery, from doulos slave (probably of non-Indo-European origin) + -eia -y

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