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Invocation of Angels
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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or the act of addressing prayers to angels, especially to the angel-guardian, prevails in the Roman and the Greek churches, as well as in all the different Eastern churches. They hold that angels are sharers of the divine nature, though in a somewhat subordinate measure. In the same manner they also permit the invocation of saints (q.v.) even, and designate this worship under the technical term of δουλεία , in distinction from the worship of God himself, which they term λατρεία. See Hagenbach, History of Doctrines, 1, 141, 142, 338 sq. (See ANGELS); (See VENERATION).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Invocation of Angels'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/invocation-of-angels.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Invocation of Angels'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​i/invocation-of-angels.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.