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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.
Bibliolatry (from the Greek βιβλίον biblion, 'book' and the suffix -λατρία-latria, 'worship') [1] [2] is the worship of a book, idolatrous homage to a book, or the deifying of a book.
Latria (from the Greek λατρεία, latreia) is used for worship, adoration and reverence directed only to the Holy Trinity. [12] Dulia (from the Greek δουλεία , douleia ) is the kind of honor given to the communion of saints, while the Blessed Virgin Mary is honored with hyperdulia , a higher form of dulia but lower than latria .
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In the case of an image of a saint, the worship would not be latria but rather dulia, while the Blessed Virgin Mary receives hyperdulia. The worship of whatever type, latria, hyperdulia, or dulia, can be considered to go through the icon, image, or statue: "The honor given to an image reaches to the prototype" (St. John Damascene in Summa ³).
The Rev. Prentice D. Marsh began an oral quiz in spoken English and sign language on their Bible readings, teasing that he didn’t want to catch anyone sneaking answers on their cellphones.
According to Mark Miravelle, of the Franciscan University of Steubenville, the English word "worship" has been associated with both veneration and adoration: As Thomas Aquinas explained, adoration, which is known as latria in classical theology, is the worship and homage that is rightly offered to God alone. It is the manifestation of ...
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