dulia

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noun

The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.

OriginLatin dulia ← Ancient Greek δουλεία →
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Meanings

noundulia (usually uncountable, plural dulias)

plural dulias · alternative douleia

  1. uncountableusuallyThe veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.

    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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδουλεία“slavery”
  2. Latindulia
  3. Englishdulia

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

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APA

dulia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulia

MLA

“dulia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dulia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dulia.

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