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worship
[wur-ship]
noun
reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage.
They attended worship this morning.
adoring reverence or regard.
excessive worship of business success.
Synonyms: , , ,the object of adoring reverence or regard.
(initial capital letter)a title of honor used in addressing or mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, His, orHer ).
verb (used with object)
to render religious reverence and homage to.
to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.
to attend services of divine worship.
to feel an adoring reverence or regard.
worship
1/ ˈɜːʃɪ /
verb
(tr) to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)
(tr) to be devoted to and full of admiration for
(intr) to have or express feelings of profound adoration
(intr) to attend services for worship
obsolete(tr) to honour
noun
religious adoration or devotion
the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc
admiring love or devotion
archaicdignity or standing
Worship
2/ ˈɜːʃɪ /
noun
a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank
Other Word Forms
- worshiper noun
- worshipper noun
- worshipingly adverb
- misworship verb
- preworship noun
- self-worship noun
- self-worshiper noun
- self-worshipper noun
- self-worshiping adjective
- self-worshipping adjective
- unworshiped adjective
- unworshipped adjective
- unworshiping adjective
- unworshipping adjective
- ˈɴǰ noun
- ˈɴǰ貹 adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of worship1
Example Sentences
Arrests are being made in places previously considered off limits, and the administration earlier this year rescinded a policy that prohibited enforcement actions in hospitals, schools or houses of worship.
Currently, they face the choice of attending state-sanctioned churches approved by Beijing or worshipping in underground congregations that have sworn allegiance to the Vatican.
Whether one identifies as an atheist, Jew, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, or subscribes to countless other forms of spiritual worship, our world is shaped by Christian thought.
And then just to get together and worship her must feel good.
“I had run dry when I spent that vitality in worship of lovers. In celibacy, I felt more vital, fecund, wet, than I had in years.”
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When To Use
Worship is the honor and reverence given to a god or sacred object, as in The holy men would not allow anyone to interrupt their worship of the gods. Worship can also refer to the formal act or ceremony in which a person gives such reverence, as in The family attended worship yesterday. Worship can be used more generally to refer to passionate adoration or devotion of anything, as in I am sometimes disturbed by the creepy worship of celebrities.As a verb, worship can be used in both the religious sense, as in worshipping nature, or the secular sense, as in worshiping the musician at every concert. In American English, worshiped and worshipping are spelled with only one P, while in British English they are spelled with two P’s (worshipped, worshipping).Self-worship is used to refer to someone who reveres or adores themselves, as in The dozens of flattering self-portraits were just one example of the king’s self-worship. Example: My sister worships her cats and is always buying fancy gifts for them.
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