Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HY-PER-DU'LI-A
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HY-PER-DU'LI-A, n. [Gr. υπερ, beyond, and δουλεια, service.]
Super-service in the Romish church, performed to the Virgin Mary. Usher.
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