veneration of the Virgin Mary above saints and angels
• (n.) Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.
Hy`per·du·li'a noun [ Prefix hyper- + dulia : confer French hyperdulie .] (R. C. Ch.) Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia. Addis & Arnold. 
veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary see also: dulia
the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures. Cf. dulia, latria.