- Transliteration: Ethelothreskeia

- Phonetic: eth-el-oth-race-ki'-ah

- Definition:

1. voluntary, arbitrary worship

a. worship which one prescribes and devises for himself, contrary to the contents and nature of faith which ought to be directed to Christ

b. said of the misdirected zeal and the practice of ascetics

- Origin: from G2309" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2309 and G2356" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2356

- TDNT entry: 05:35,3

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From G2309" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2309 and G2356" class="dictionary-topic-link">G2356; voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety that is sanctimony: - will worship.