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latria

(ləˈtraɪə)
n
(Roman Catholic Church) RC Church theol the adoration that may be offered to God alone
[C16: via Latin from Greek latreia worship]
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latria

worship of the highest order that can be offered only to God.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.latria - the worship given to God alonelatria - the worship given to God alone  
worship - the activity of worshipping
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Latria, meaning adoration and reverence in Catholic theology, is only accorded to the Holy Trinity.
The Catholic Church accordscultus latria, adoration solely to God.
Aqui aparecen las tesis habituales de la exegesis liberal, como la acusacion de mario latria y la influencia del mito en la formacion de la Tradicion mariana.
Despite the complex and often underwhelming reality, (7) the concrete distinction between church and state arguably has its beginning in ancient Rome with Constantine, who transformed the cult of the emperor from worship (latria) in the form of sacrifices to (albeit lavish) veneration.
(15.) See, e.g., Latria Graham, Paillette Leaphart Walked from Biloxi to Washington.
Form matching may further explain why Turkish nouns ending in -a are incorporated into IC3 paradigms (compare the final vowels of the Greek feminine native noun latria 'adoration' to the Turkish genderless sevda 'love').
Idolatry literally means "worshiping an image" (Greek: "eidol," image; "latria," worship).
Por donde Cristo hombre ha de ser adorado con culto de latria"; y finalmente es Verbum inspiratum, porque "se intima en el alma, haciendose vida de su vida", esto es, "La Gracia no solo viene del verbo encarnado y crucificado sino tambien del Verbo inspirado", es decir, que actua a traves de la fe (Fray Leon Amoros mcmlvii: 15-16).
(La cruz debe ser adorada con adoracion latria. La cruz es vara y baculo que trae consuelo a la Iglesia, y en ella padecio el Verbo encarnado; pero no hubiera padecido si Adan no hubiera pecado).