dulia

[ doo-lahy-uh, dyoo- ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Theology.

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

dulia

/ ˈdjuːlɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulia¹

1605–15; < Medieval Latin dūlīa service, work done < Greek douleía slavery, equivalent to doûl ( os ) slave + -eia -y ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulia¹

C17: from Medieval Latin: service, from Greek douleia slavery, from doulos slave

Example Sentences

Russian swimmer Dulia Efimova, who won her appeal against a doping ban only last Friday, has been booed every time she stepped on to the pool deck and broke down in tears after taking home the 100 meters breaststroke silver medal on Monday.

From Reuters

DULIA: Veneration paid to saints and angels in Roman Catholicism.

From US News

DULIA: Veneration paid to saints and angels in Roman Catholicism.

From Washington Times

Latria, lā-trī′a, n. the kind of supreme worship lawfully offered to God alone—opposed to Dulia, that given to saints and angels, and to Hyperdulia, that given to the Virgin.

From Project Gutenberg

I find it difficult to reconcile the sublime and enrapt devotion to God which inspires them, with the minute rules of our order, the details of scholastic casuistry, and the precise directions as to the measure of worship and honour, Dulia, Hyperdulia, and Latria to be paid to the various orders of heavenly beings, which make prayer often seem as perplexing to me as the ceremonial of the imperial court would to a peasant of the Thuringian forest.

From Project Gutenberg