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latria

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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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Noun1.latria - the worship given to God alonelatria - the worship given to God alone      
adoration
worship - the activity of worshipping
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This kind of veneration is, however, infinitely below the adoration due to God alone, termed latria.
A popular code for the annunciation in Medieval English lyrics by Kowalik, Barbara / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
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.
Conversing with God: Prayer in Erasmus' Pastoral Writings by COOGAN, ROBERT / Renaissance Quarterly
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.
Milton: Aristocrat and Rebel, The Poet and His Politics by Low, Anthony / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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