hierodulia

Portuguese

Etymology

From hierodulo (“hierodule”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾo.duˈli.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾo.duˈli.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /je.ɾo.duˈli.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /jɛ.ɾu.duˈli.ɐ/ [jɛ.ɾu.ðuˈli.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: hi‧e‧ro‧du‧li‧a

Noun

hierodulia f (plural hierodulias)

1. (historical, chiefly Ancient Greece) In ancient Greek and Eastern cultures, sacred prostitution.

Related terms

• hierodula

Further reading

• “hierodulia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024