Latria is sacrificial in character, and may be offered only to God.

Latria carries an emphasis on the internal form of worship, rather than external ceremonies.

Worship (latria) is properly given only to God.

Posted by latria on December 6th, 2007.

The council then declared Eucharistic adoration as a form of latria:

Thus hyperdulia is below latria and above dulia.

Posted by Latria on November 16th, 2006.

Generally, in English, the word adoration is reserved for God alone and therefore it aptly translates latria.

(2) They may be votive, i.e. offered as an act of worship (latria) to God.

The consecrated hosts are not merely changed permanently into Eucharist, but are due the worship of latria.

A distinction between adoration (latria) for God, and veneration (dulia) for saints.

In Catholic teachings, latria also applies to the Eucharist and Eucharistic adoration.

The Catholic Church sees the Mass as the most perfect way it has to offer latria (adoration) to God.

The term dulia is used for saints in general and hyperdulia (below latria) for the Virgin Mary.

Adoration, which is known as latria in classical theology, is the worship and homage that is rightly offered to God alone.

According to the Catholic Church, Divine Worship is properly reserved only for God (latria) and never to the saints.

Catholics use the term hyperdulia for Marian veneration rather than latria that applies to God and dulia for other saints.

The three level hierarchy of latria, hyperdulia and dulia determines the appropriate type of worship and veneration for different situations.

According to Eymerich, the first, and most serious form of sorcerous heretic was the one who offered latria (the worship due to God alone) to demons.

The definition of the three level hierarchy of latria, hyperdulia and dulia goes back to the Second Council of Nicaea in 787.

From a theological perspective, the adoration is a form of latria, based on the tenet of the presence of Christ in the Blessed Host.

However, the Orthodox always make a clear doctrinal distinction between the veneration (proskynesis) paid to icons and the worship (latria) which is due to God alone.

Adoration provides a clear and unequivocal, and therefore better, translation of latria and expression of the absolute sacrificial reverence due to God alone.

Church theologians have long adopted the terms latria for the type of worship due to God alone, and dulia for the veneration given to saints and icons.

Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians make an exception for the veneration of image of saints, which is not considered by them to be adoration or latria.