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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 the context of Christianity, the term bibliolatry may be used to characterize either extreme devotion to the Bible or the doctrine of biblical inerrancy. [11] Supporters of biblical inerrancy point to passages (such as 2 Timothy 3:16–17 [12]), interpreted to say that the Bible, as received, is a complete source of what must be known about God.
It is the worship of the Creator that God alone deserves. Although we see in English a broader usage of the word "adoration" which may not refer to a form of worship exclusive to God—for example, when a husband says that he "adores his wife"—in general it can be maintained that adoration is the best English denotation for the worship of latria.
Matthew 4:10 is the tenth verse of the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Jesus has rebuffed two earlier temptations by Satan.The devil has thus transported Jesus to the top of a great mountain and offered him control of the world to Jesus if he agrees to worship him.
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 ...
The Gloria Patri, also known in English as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies. It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology (Doxologia Minor) or Lesser Doxology , to distinguish it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo .
The Emory Hymnal: a collection of sacred hymns and music for use in public worship (1887) [464] Selection of Hymns, for the use of the first M. E. Church, [465] Cape May City [466] The Emory Hymnal: No. 2, sacred hymns and music for use in public worship (1891) [467] Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1891) [468]
Adoramus te (Latin, "We adore Thee") is a stanza that is recited or sung mostly during the ritual of the Stations of the Cross.. Primarily a Catholic tradition, is retained in some confessional Anglican and Lutheran denominations during the Good Friday liturgy, although it is recited generally in the vernacular.