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Definition of Hierodule
1. Noun. (''in Ancient Greece'') A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hierodule
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hierodule
Literary usage of Hierodule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Commentary on Gensis by Franz Delitzsch, Sophia Taylor (1899)
"Then Jie asked the men of her place, saying: Where is the hierodule that was at
... But they said: There is no hierodule here. And he returned to Judah and ..."
2. A New Commentary on Genesis by Franz Delitzsch (1889)
"Then he asked the men of her place, saying: Wlic.r& is the hierodule that ...
But they said: There is no hierodule here. And he returned to Judah and said: ..."
3. Proceedings by Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England), Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England). (1883)
"The Osirian high priest of Ammon, in Southern Thebes, the hierodule of Neben,
... The word after hierodule of Horus is difficult to read. ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The daughter was not only in her father's power to be given in marriage, but he
might dedicate her to the service of some god as a vestal or a hierodule; ..."
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