Definition of "latria" [‖La•tri•a]

• The highest form of veneration or worship, properly given to God alone (noun)

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• "Reply Obj. 2: The term latria may be taken in two senses."
• "The word latria is never applied in any other sense than that of the incommunicable adoration which is due to God alone."
• "Reply Obj. 1: The angel forbade John to pay him, not any kind of honor, but the honor of adoration and latria, which is due to God."