dulia
/djʊˈlʌɪə
/noun [mass noun]
(In Roman Catholic theology) the reverence accorded to saints and angels. Compare with latria.In the twelfth century the distinction between latria and dulia finally became common knowledge....
- The reply of our Lord to the tempter seems purposely framed so as to include both latria and dulia.
- Finally, all the angels and canonized Saints receive what is called veneration, given in Latin as dulia.
Origin
Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek douleia 'servitude', from doulos 'slave'.
Rhymes
- the Tasman
- the Tatras
- the Temptation
- the Tempter
- the Theocracy
- the thick end of something
- the thin blue line
- the thin end of the wedge
- the three Es
- the Three Graces
- the three Rs
- the thrill of the chase
- the time of one's life
- the Times
- the tip of an (or the) iceberg
- the tip of the iceberg
- Thetis
- the top of the tree
- the Tower
- the Transvaal
- the Trek
- the Trinity
- the triple jump
- the Troubles
- the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth