hyperdulia
UK/hʌɪpəduːˈlʌɪə/
hyperdulia noun: a level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
Noun
hyperdulia (usually uncountable, plural hyperdulias)
- A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
- By the thirteenth century, the growth of devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, in both East and West led John of Damascus's admirer Thomas Aquinas to formalize a further refinement: the concept of an exceptional sort of veneration, hyperdulia, offered only to the greatest of God's creations, Mary...2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 451
- Synonyms:
- hyperveneration
Synonyms of hyperdulia
Forms of hyperdulia
| plural | hyperdulias |
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Origin of hyperdulia
From Medieval Latin hyperdūlīa, from hyper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + dūlīa, from Ancient Greek δουλείᾱ (douleíā, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Words formed from hyperdulia
Questions about hyperdulia
- What does hyperdulia mean?
- Hyperdulia means a level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
- What part of speech is hyperdulia?
- Hyperdulia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hyperdulia?
- Hyperdulia is pronounced /hʌɪpəduːˈlʌɪə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hyperdulia?
- The plural of hyperdulia is hyperdulias.
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