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dulia

(ˈdjuːlɪə)
n
1. (Roman Catholic Church) the veneration accorded to saints in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches, as contrasted with hyperdulia and latria
2. (Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) the veneration accorded to saints in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches, as contrasted with hyperdulia and latria
[C17: from Medieval Latin: service, from Greek douleia slavery, from doulos slave]
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dulia

the devotion, veneration, or respect accorded saints.
See also: Catholicism, Saints
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Nonsacrificial type of reverence or veneration for saints is dulia. A heightened degree of dulia or hyperdulia is accorded only to the Virgin Mary.
Saints and angels received a form of veneration calledcultus dulia.
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El nivel celeste se completa con la representacion de los angeles y el recuerdo de los martires en los arquitrabes de la arquitectura en perspectiva que enmarca la representacion de la Iglesia militante, de los que se dice deben ser adorados (36) con adoracion dulia (37) y que su sangre forma el tesoro de la Iglesia (38), cuya cabeza en la tierra, el Papa, tiene un angel custodio que lo dirige a las buenas obras y que en la estampa aparece dialogando con el arcangel valedor y defensor del Sumo Pontifice, especialmente ante aquellos que, como Wycleff--representado entre los herejes en el nivel inferior de la estampa--, negaban la autoridad de Roma.
The three villages chosen for the study were Dulia Gaon, Lalmati Tinsukia and Notun Bolai Gaon situated at a distance of 3 kms, 18 kms and 18 kms respectively from Borborua PHC of which Dulia Gaon and Notun Bolai gaon becomes non motorable during the summer season because of rains.
These 30 children are covering cities like Karad, Satara, Pune, Ahmadnagar, Malegaon, Chahsgaon, Dulia, Shurpur, Sendava, Devas, Shahjapur, Guna, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Dolpur, Agra, Mathura, reached Delhi and would start for their culmination point in the city of Panipat as an endeavor to spread the strong message to the remotest of corner of India.
Dulia Halliday 25, doctor Dulia's unique 'geek chic' look grabbed our attention from miles away - just look at those fabulous tortoiseshell glasses.
To this end as early as 787 the Council of Nicaea distinguished between latria (worship due to God alone) and dulia (reverence paid to lesser creatures).