What does dulia mean?

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  1. The veneration of saints, distinguished from latria, the worship of God.
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As its Greek roots suggest, hyperdulia is above and beyond the dulia.
In the twelfth century the distinction between latria and dulia finally became common knowledge.
Finally, all the angels and canonized Saints receive what is called veneration, given in Latin as dulia.
The last three examples of each of the following lists show how such a focus can be maintained even without the specific terms dulia and latria.
Any help you can offer in clarifying the connection or distinction between the concepts of dulia and hyperdulia would be appreciated.
Such adjuncts therefore are not foreign to those subordinate acts of worship or honour which are technically known as dulia.

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