hero worship
See synonyms for: hero worship / hero-worshiped / hero-worshiping / hero-worshipped on Thesaurus.com
noun
a profound reverence for great people or their memory.
extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.
QUIZZES
LEARN THE SPANISH WORDS FOR THESE COMMON ANIMALS!
Are you learning Spanish? Or do you just have an interest in foreign languages? Either way, this quiz on Spanish words for animals is for you.
Question 1 of 13
How do you say “cat” 🐈 in Spanish?
Origin of hero worship
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby hero worship
heronry, heron's-bill, Herophilus, hero sandwich, Hero's formula, hero worship, herp, herpangina, herp derp, herpes, herpes encephalitis
Definition for hero worship (2 of 2)
hero-worship
[ heer-oh-wur-ship ]
/ ˈhɪər oʊˌwɜr ʃɪp /
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.
Origin of hero-worship
First recorded in 1880–85
OTHER WORDS FROM hero-worship
he·ro-wor·ship·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for hero worship
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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012