hyperdulia
/hʌɪpəduːˈlʌɪə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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, the mother of Jesus."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin hyperdūlīa, from hyper-, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “above”) + dūlīa, from Ancient Greek δουλείᾱ (douleíā, “slavery”), from δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hyperdūlīa, ὑπέρ, δουλείᾱ
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /hʌɪpəduːˈlʌɪə/