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Definition of Dulia
1. n. An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God.
Definition of Dulia
1. Noun. The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dulia
1. veneration of saints [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dulia
1. An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the angels and saints as the servants of God. Origin: LL, fr. Gr. Servitude, fr. Slave. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dulia
Literary usage of Dulia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
""dulia " means that sort of veneration which slaves pay to their lords (Greek,
... dulia ..."
2. The Church Cyclopædia: A Dictionary of Church Doctrine, History by Angelo Ames Benton (1884)
"dulia. A term used in Roman Theology to designate the reverence due to the Saints
or to any ... dulia, is used of the slavery of corruption in Romans viii. ..."
3. Romish Rites, Offices, and Legends, Or Authorised Superstitions and by Martin Wilson Foye (1856)
"And that the worship here intended by the word Adoro, is not what they are pleased
to call dulia, but Latria, ..."
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