latria
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of latria
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin < Greek latreía service, worship, akin to látris hired servant; see -ia
Example Sentences
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Objection 1: It would seem that adoration is not an act of latria or religion.
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
Therefore it should not be adored with the adoration of latria.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Therefore adoration is not an act of latria.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Hence the fact that religious veneration is paid to images of Christ in no sense means that there are various kinds of latria, nor different virtues of religion.
From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Hugh Pope
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