hierodule

noun

hi·​ero·​dule ˈhī-(ə-)rō-ˌdül  hī-ˈer-ə- 

-ˌdyül

plural hierodules

: a prostitute or enslaved person who is in the service of a temple (as in ancient Greece)

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin hierodulus, from Greek hierodoulos, from hieron temple + doulos slave

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above