dulia

American  

[doo-lahy-uh, dyoo-] / duˈlaɪ ə, dyu- /

noun

Roman Catholic Theology.

1. veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.

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dulia British  

/ ˈdjuːlɪə /

noun

1. the veneration accorded to saints in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches, as contrasted with hyperdulia and latria

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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

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 Barry, J. G. H.

Wherefore dulia, which pays due service to a human lord, is a distinct virtue from latria, which pays due service to the lordship of God.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

The familiar distinction of latria and dulia seems to obtain everywhere; as also that between Elohim and Javeh, that is, between supernal beings in general, and the Supreme Being who is also supernal.

From The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by Tyrrell, George

Therefore dulia is not a distinct virtue from latria.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint