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hierodule

hierodule noun: a temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.

Noun

hierodule (plural hierodules)

  1. (historical, chiefly Ancient Greece) A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.

Forms of hierodule

pluralhierodules

Origin of hierodule

From Ancient Greek ἱερόδουλος (hieródoulos), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).

Words formed from hierodule

Questions about hierodule

What does hierodule mean?
Hierodule means a temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.
What part of speech is hierodule?
Hierodule is a noun.
What is the plural of hierodule?
The plural of hierodule is hierodules.

Words near hierodule in the dictionary

  1. hierocratical
  2. hierocratically
  3. hierocrats
  4. hierodeacon
  5. hierodeacons
  6. hierodule
  7. hierodules
  8. hierodulic
  9. hierofalcon
  10. hierofalcons
  11. hierogamic

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