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latria [ləˈtraɪə] n (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Theol the adoration that may be offered to God alone [via Latin from Greek latreia worship] latria worship of the highest order that can be offered only to God. See also: Christianity, Theology
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He offered a reformed cult of the saints recognizing the Catholic distinctions among dulia, inferior veneration paid to saints, hyperdulia, veneration to Mary, and latria, the supreme worship due God alone. Old Thomistic distinctions between latria and dulia, for example, or among the degrees of worship or respect we owe (in descending order) to God, our parents, our rulers, and our boss(21), are reduced (I paraphrase) to "that isn't the way we do things in California. Old Thomistic distinctions between latria and dulia, for example, or among the degrees of worship or respect we owe (in descending order) to God, our parents, our rulers, and our boss(21), are reduced (I paraphrase) to "that isn't the way we do things in California. |
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latria - the worship given to God alone