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

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They want to be pushed by their mistress into doing things they would never do, like worshipping another man.

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Instead I opt to place my own scarf over my head out of respect for those who are worshipping.

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He tells me it is a makeshift mosque—meant for those who have been barred from worshipping at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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“Worshipping in private,” as Obama does, comes off as just another form of annoying elitism.

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There was nothing of the animation of the Hindus when they are worshipping their gods.

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But there would be novelties in the manner of worshipping and of naming or representing them.

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Pretend not your good meanings, nor the spirituality of your worship, to excuse you from worshipping also with your bodies.

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There were other goddesses, and Roy, according to Dorothy, must needs be worshipping at some shrine.

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I told you all hearts would be at your feet this day, and see, even the boatman over there is worshipping from afar.

Joscelyn Cheshire |Sara Beaumont Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for worshipping (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 worshipping (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.

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

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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

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