hierodule

[ hahy-er-uh-dool, -dyool, hahy-ruh- ]

noun

1. a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.

hierodule

/ ˈhaɪərəˌdjuːl /

noun

1. (in ancient Greece) a temple slave, esp a sacral prostitute

Derived Forms

• ˌhieroˈdulic, adjective

Other Words From

• hier·o·dulic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierodule¹

1825–35; < Greek hieródoulos temple slave, equivalent to hieró ( n ) temple + doúlos slave

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierodule¹

C19: from Greek hierodoulos, from hiero- + doulos slave