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/hʌɪpəduːˈlʌɪə/ · noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only..
By the thirteenth century, the growth of devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, in both East and West led John of Damascus's admirer Thomas Aquinas to formalize a further refinement: the concept of an exceptional sort of veneration, hyperdulia, offered only to the greatest of God's creations, Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Use hyperdulia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hyperdulia means (Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only..
Common synonyms include hyperveneration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By the thirteenth century, the growth of devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, in both East and West led John of Damascus's admirer Thomas Aquinas to formalize a further refinement: the concept of an exceptional sort of veneration, hyperdulia, offered only to the greatest of God's creations, Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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