hero worship

¹

noun

1. a profound reverence for great people or their memory.

2. extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.

hero-worship

²

[heer-oh-wur-ship]

verb (used with object)

hero-worshiped, hero-worshiping , hero-worshipped, hero-worshipping .

1. to feel or express hero worship for.

hero worship

noun

1. admiration for heroes or idealized persons

2. worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes

verb

1. (tr) to feel admiration or adulation for

Other Word Forms

• hero-worshipper noun
• hero-worshiper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hero worship¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Origin of hero worship²

First recorded in 1880–85