hyperdulia

American  

[hahy-per-doo-lee-uh, -dyoo-] / ˌhaɪ pər dʊˈli ə, -dyʊ- /

noun

Roman Catholic Theology.

1. the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.

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hyperdulia British  

/ ˌhaɪpədjʊˈlɪə /

noun

1. RC Church special veneration accorded to the Virgin Mary Compare dulia latria

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Other Word Forms

• hyperdulic adjective
• hyperdulical adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperdulia

From Medieval Latin, dating back to 1520–30; hyper-, dulia

Example Sentences

Now hyperdulia is apparently a mean between latria and dulia: for it is shown towards creatures having a special affinity to God, for instance to the Blessed Virgin as being the mother of God.

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

The exterior of the cathedral of Chartres may be summed up in three words: Latvia, hyperdulia, and dulia.

From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

Therefore she is to be venerated, to be saluted, and to be adored with the adoration of hyperdulia.

From Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary by Tyler, James Endell

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 Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Even the Virgin Mary, though she is styled Mother of God and Queen of Heaven, receives only dulia or at most hyperdulia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various