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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
In Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels..
But paſſing by this fopperie, FIRST the diſtinction of religious worſhip into Latreia and Douleia is denyed, because there is no ſuch thing.
But when we kiss the statue of St. Peter, with the intention of honouring St. Peter, this act is only Douleia, because St. Peter himself being only a man is not entitled to Latreia.
The lowest degree of worship is called douleia (δουλεία) which, they say, is offered to saints and angels.
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Douleia means In Roman Catholicism, the inferior veneration accorded to saints and angels..
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But paſſing by this fopperie, FIRST the diſtinction of religious worſhip into Latreia and Douleia is denyed, because there is no ſuch thing.
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