Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

douleia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: douleia
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But paſſing by this fopperie, FIRST the diſtinction of religious worſhip into Latreia and Douleia is denyed, because there is no ſuch thing."
"But when we kiss the statue of St. Peter, with the intention of honouring St. Peter, this act is only Douleia, because St. Peter himself being only a man is not entitled to Latreia."
"The lowest degree of worship is called douleia (δουλεία) which, they say, is offered to saints and angels."

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δουλεία (douleía).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δουλεία

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

douleias (plural) dulia (alternative)

Questions

What does douleia mean?: In Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels.
Where does douleia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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