Definitions for latria
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Princeton's WordNet
adoration, latria(noun)
the worship given to God alone
Wiktionary
latria(Noun)
the highest form of veneration or worship, properly given to God alone
Origin: from λατρεία, from λατρευειν
Webster Dictionary
Latria(noun)
the highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Latria
the name given in Catholic theology to the worship of God, as distinguished from Dulia (q. v.), their name for the worship of saints.
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