hierodule


hi·er·o·dule

H0189900 (hī′ər-ə-do͞ol′, -dyo͞ol′)n. A slave serving in an ancient temple, as in Greece or Anatolia, in the service of a specific deity.
[Late Latin hierodūlus, from Greek hierodoulos : hieron, temple (from neuter of hieros, holy; see eis- in Indo-European roots) + doulos, slave.]
hi′er·o·du′lic (-do͞o′lĭk, -dyo͞o′-) adj.

hierodule

(ˈhaɪərəˌdjuːl) n (Historical Terms) (in ancient Greece) a temple slave, esp a sacral prostitute[C19: from Greek hierodoulos, from hiero- + doulos slave] ˌhieroˈdulic adj

hi•er•o•dule

(ˈhaɪ ər əˌdul, -ˌdyul, ˈhaɪ rə-)

n. (in the ancient world) a slave attached to the temple of a particular deity. [1825–35; < Greek hieródoulos=hieró(n) temple + doúlos slave] hi`er•o•du′lic, adj.
Translations
ιερόδουλη