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Latria or latreia (also known as latreutical worship) is a theological term (Latin Latrīa, from the Greek λατρεία, latreia) used in Catholic theology and Eastern Orthodox theology to mean adoration, a reverence directed only to the Holy Trinity. Latria carries an emphasis on the internal form of worship, rather than external ceremonies.
In his Institutes of the Christian Religion, John Calvin writes that "(t)he distinction of what is called dulia and latria was invented for the very purpose of permitting divine honours to be paid to angels and dead men with apparent impunity". [34] Veneration is, therefore, considered a type of blasphemy by Luther and some Protestants.
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Tangentially, in refuting the notion that adoration is not an act of religion (note, then, that St. Thomas is proving here that adoration is an act of religion, which is not the point here, but rather to show simply there is a long-running distinction among latria, hyperdulia, and dulia), St. Thomas notes that "it was with the reverence due to ...
Camara v. Municipal Court, 387 U.S. 523 (1967), is a United States Supreme Court case that overruled a previous case (Frank v. Maryland, 1959) [1] and established the ability of a resident to deny entry to a building inspector without a warrant.