HIERODULE


Meaning of HIERODULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-(ə-)rō-ˌdül, hī-ˈer-ə-, -ˌdyül ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin hierodulus, from Greek hierodoulos, from hieron temple + doulos slave

Date: 1835

: a slave or prostitute in the service of a temple (as in ancient Greece)

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