dulia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dulia
1605–15; < Medieval Latin dūlīa service, work done < Greek douleía slavery, equivalent to doûl ( os ) slave + -eia -y 3
Example Sentences
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Therefore it seems that there are different species of dulia, one being simply dulia, the other hyperdulia.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Therefore dulia whereby we honor our neighbor is not a distinct virtue from latria with which we honor God.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
That dulia of the saints is expressed when we ask for the intercession of this or that saint, and is not essentially different from the asking for the prayers of any other human beings.
From Our Lady Saint Mary by J. G. H. Barry
Therefore the religion whereby we honor God is not a special virtue distinct from observance, or dulia, or piety whereby we honor our neighbor.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
It seems that dulia is not a special virtue distinct from latria.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
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