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hy•per•du•li•a
(hī′pər dŏŏ lē′ə, -dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n. [Rom. Cath. Theol.]
hy•per•du•lic
(hī′pər do̅o̅′lik, -dyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation hy′per•du′li•cal, adj.
- Religionthe veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures. Cf. dulia, latria.
- Medieval Latin; see hyper-, dulia
- 1520–30;
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