latria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
latria
    n 1: the worship given to God alone [syn: {adoration}, {latria}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Latria \La*tri"a\ (l[.a]*tr[imac]"[.a]; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.
   latrei`a, fr. latrey`ein to serve, fr. la`tris servant.]
   The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; --
   distinguished by the Roman Catholics from {dulia}, or the
   inferior worship paid to saints.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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