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hierodule Gr. Antiq., etc.|ˈhaɪərəʊdjuːl|
[ad. late L. hierodūl-us, a. Gr. ἱερόδουλος (masc. and fem.), f. ἱερόν (neut. of ἱερός used subst.) temple + δοῦλος slave. The L. pl. hierodūli, and a fem. pl. hierodūlæ, occur in Eng. writers.]
A slave (of either sex) dwelling in a temple, and dedicated to the service of a god.
‘Esp. applied to the public courtesans or votaries of Aphrodite at Corinth,’ Liddell & Scott.
1835Thirlwall Greece I. v. 138 Sent to Delphi with a company of other hierodules. 1850J. Leitch tr. C. O. Müller's Anc. Art (ed. 2) §422 An ivory Aphrodite is celebrated by her hierodulæ in myrtle bowers. 1893Nation (N.Y.) 27 Apr. 316/2 The Amazons—that is, the warrior priestesses, or hierodules, of the Cappadocian Hittites.
So hieroˈdulic a., belonging to a hierodule.
1885Black tr. Wellhausen's Proleg. Hist. Israel IV. i. 123 Captives were employed to do hierodulic services. |