Latreia
Definition
Icons receive ‘a fervent and reverent veneration, not … the veritable adoration which, according to our faith, belongs to the Divine Being alone.‘
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Distinction Of Veneration And Adoration
Biblical References
- Scripture cited generally at the Council of 754 (Exodus 20:4-5 implied) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *
- Scripture cited generally at the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *