hero-worship

[ heer-oh-wur-ship ]

/ ˈhɪər oʊˌwɜr ʃɪp /

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

to feel or express hero worship for.

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Words related to hero-worship

eulogize, glorify, idolize, acclaim, immortalize, worship, exalt, adulate, praise, honor, aggrandize, adoration, apotheosis, idolization, deification

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Origin of hero-worship

First recorded in 1880–85

OTHER WORDS FROM hero-worship

he·ro-wor·ship·er, noun

Definition for hero-worship (2 of 2)

hero worship

noun

a profound reverence for great people or their memory.

extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.

Origin of hero worship

First recorded in 1765–75

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Examples from the Web for hero-worship

It is to hero-worship players while considering them disposable as human beings.
Players' Physical Abuse, Sandusky Case Show Little Honor Left in Football|Peter Beinart|November 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Both, however, were great in their way, and were worshipped as gods in those heathen times of false belief and hero-worship.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh: The Irish Sketch Book|William Makepeace Thackeray
He had even, it was said, acquired a Scotch burr in the enthusiasm of his hero-worship.
Soul of a Bishop|H. G. Wells
It is the foundation of our hero-worship, and formulates the habits on which we live socially and politically.
Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888|Various

And with this she left him to bask in the hero-worship which the approaching Mrs. Cole-Mortimer would lavish upon him.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace
Paul's frequent allusions, tinged with hero-worship, had given her that understanding.
Destiny|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for hero-worship

hero worship

noun

admiration for heroes or idealized persons

worship by the ancient Greeks and Romans of heroes

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

(tr) to feel admiration or adulation for

Derived forms of hero worship

hero-worshipper, noun

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