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A temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Qualifier: chiefly Ancient Greece
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From Ancient Greek ἱερόδουλος (hieródoulos), from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”) + δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Hierodule
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution
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Ancient Greek:
ἱερόδουλος
(hieródoulos)
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution
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Italian:
ierodulo
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution
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Italian:
ierodula
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution
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Portuguese:
hierodulo
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution
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Swedish:
hierodul
— temple slave, often one performing religious prostitution