| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| hierodule |
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| SYLLABICATION: | hi·er·o·dule |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  h   r--d l , -dyl |
| NOUN: | A slave serving in an ancient temple, as in Greece or Anatolia, in the service of a specific deity. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin hierod lus, from Greek hierodoulos : hieron, temple (from neuter of hieros, holy; see eis- in Appendix I) + doulos, slave. | | OTHER FORMS: | hier·o·dulic (-dl k, -dy-) —ADJECTIVE
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