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Where does “λατρεία” come from?

λατρεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek λατρευειν — wait on,” “serve with prayer.

λατρεία (Ancient Greek): service; worship

Definitions

  1. service; worship

Ancestry of “λατρεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλατρευεινwait on,” “serve with prayer

Words derived from “λατρεία”

  • Mariolatry
  • latria
  • bibliolatry
  • bardolatry
  • monolatry
  • demonolatry
  • iconolatry
  • zoolatry
  • hagiolatry
  • litholatry
  • astrolatry
  • heliolatry
  • theolatry
  • statolatry
  • angelolatry
  • bibliolatrous
  • Christolatry
  • ophiolatry
  • bardolatrous
  • necrolatry
  • logolatry
  • anthropolatry
  • hierolatry
  • pyrolatry
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