The term latria ( from the ???????, " douleia " ) is the kind of honor given to the communion of saints, with the exception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is honored with hyperdulia.
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However, the Catholic Church teaches that Mary is a created being, not a goddess, and has always taught that adoration ( " latria " ) is due to God alone and not to any created being.
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The term " hyperdulia " indicates the special veneration due to Mary, greater than the ordinary " dulia " for other saints, but utterly unlike the " latria " due only to God.
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On this occasion Beza attacked the cult of images, making no distinction between " douleia " and " latria " ( worship and reverence ), and rejecting the authority of the Council of Nicaea of 787.
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In Roman Catholic theology, the term " hyperdulia " is reserved for Marian veneration, " latria " for the worship of God, and " dulia " for the veneration of other saints and angels.
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In 787 the Second Council of Nicaea affirmed a three-level hierarchy of " latria ", " hyperdulia " and " dulia " that applies to God, the Virgin Mary and then to the other saints.
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Church theologians have long adopted the terms " latria " for the type of worship due to God alone, and " dulia " and " proskynesis " for the veneration given to angels, saints, relics and icons.
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In 1998, Kiamos released his first CD entitled " Enas Erotas Latria ke Anagki ", from which two songs gained popularity : " Ola Ya Senane Milane ( Horis Nero ) " and " Trelos Ya Sena ".
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In a number of Greek; ??????, " dulia " ) of relics in the Orthodox Church is clearly distinguished from adoration ( ???????, " latria " ); i . e ., that worship which is due to God alone.
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Whereas only God is entitled to receive " latria ", the saints are offered veneration ( " dulia " ), and Mary is offered a special veneration, " Divine Nature, but in the sense that she gave birth to Christ, who is God.
