Crossword clues for latria
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Latria \La*tri"a\ (l[.a]*tr[imac]"[.a]; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. latrei`a, fr. latrey`ein to serve, fr. la`tris servant.] The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to saints.
Wiktionary
n. (context Roman Catholicism English) the highest form of veneration or worship, properly given to God alone
WordNet
n. worship given to God alone [syn: adoration]
Wikipedia
Latria is a theological term ( Latin Latrīa, from the Greek λατρεία, latreia) used in Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic theology to mean adoration, a reverence directed only to the Holy Trinity. Latria carries an emphasis on the internal form of worship, rather than external ceremonies.
Usage examples of "latria".
Roman catholic apostolic church, conserved in Calcata, were deserving of simple hyperduly or of the fourth degree of latria accorded to the abscission of such divine excrescences as hair and toenails.