hierodule

(hī′ər ō do̵̅o̅l′, -dyo̵̅o̅l′)

noun

in ancient Greece, a temple slave, dedicated to the service of a god

Origin: LL hierodulus < Gr hierodoulos < hieros (see hiero-) + doulos, slave

See hierodule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A slave serving in an ancient temple, as in Greece or Anatolia, in the service of a specific deity.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin hierodūlus

Origin: , from Greek hierodoulos

Origin: : hieron, temple (from neuter of hieros, holy; see eis- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + doulos, slave

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