hierodula

Portuguese

Etymology

Female form of hierodulo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈdu.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈdu.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾoˈdu.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /jɛ.ɾuˈdu.lɐ/ [jɛ.ɾuˈðu.lɐ]

• Hyphenation: hi‧e‧ro‧du‧la

Noun

hierodula f (plural hierodulas)

1. (historical, chiefly Ancient Greece) In ancient Greek and Eastern cultures, a sacred prostitute of a temple.

Related terms

• hierodulia

Further reading

• “hierodula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “hierodula”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025