worship

[ wur-ship ]

/ ˈwɜr ʃɪp /

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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.

the object of adoring reverence or regard.

(initial capital letter) British. a title of honor used in addressing or mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, His, or Her).

verb (used with object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage to.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).

verb (used without object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.

to attend services of divine worship.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard.

Origin of worship

before 900; (noun) Middle English wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of weorthscipe; see worth¹, -ship; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR worship

3 honor, homage, adoration, idolatry.

7 honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM worship

wor·ship·er, noun wor·ship·ing·ly, adverb mis·wor·ship, verb, mis·wor·shiped, mis·wor·ship·ing or (especially British) mis·wor·shipped, mis·wor·ship·ping. pre·wor·ship, noun, verb, pre·wor·shiped, pre·wor·ship·ing or (especially British) pre·wor·shipped, pre·wor·ship·ping.

self-wor·ship, noun self-wor·ship·er, noun self-wor·ship·ing, adjective self-wor·ship·ping, adjective un·wor·shiped, adjective un·wor·ship·ing, adjective un·wor·shipped, adjective un·wor·ship·ping, adjective

Words nearby worship

worse, worse for wear, worsen, worser, worset, worship, worship the ground someone walks on, worshipful, worssett, worst, worst case

Example sentences from the Web for self-worship

But "egotism, in the sense of 'self-worship,' is preferable to egoism, since egoism also designates a system of philosophy."

Practical Exercises in English |Huber Gray Buehler
He lived in an atmosphere of self-worship, and was enchanted with every bar of his own music.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
In his own house, this old man was given up to self-worship, without a shadow of concealment.

Mabel's Mistake |Ann S. Stephens
Had he shown the slightest 22 trace of self-worship she would have lost interest in him.

'Firebrand' Trevison |Charles Alden Seltzer

She tore herself away from her self-worship and quickly began to dress.

A Bed of Roses |W. L. George

British Dictionary definitions for self-worship (1 of 2)

worship

/ (ˈwɜːʃɪp) /

verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped or US -ships, -shiping or -shiped

(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

(tr) obsolete to honour

noun

religious adoration or devotion

the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc

admiring love or devotion

archaic dignity or standing

Derived forms of worship

worshipable, adjective worshipper, noun

Word Origin for worship

Old English weorthscipe, from worth 1 + -ship

British Dictionary definitions for self-worship (2 of 2)

Worship

/ (ˈwɜːʃɪp) /

noun

mainly British (preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank

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worship

noun

verb (used with object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

verb (used without object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

Origin of worship

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British Dictionary definitions for self-worship (1 of 2)

verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped or US -ships, -shiping or -shiped

noun

Derived forms of worship

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British Dictionary definitions for self-worship (2 of 2)

noun

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worship

noun

verb (used with object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

verb (used without object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

Origin of worship

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verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped or US -ships, -shiping or -shiped

noun

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Word Origin for worship

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