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hero-worship

[heer-oh-wur-ship]

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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.

Origin of hero-worship

First recorded in 1880–85

Related formshe·ro-wor·ship·er, noun

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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Related Words for hero-worship

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

Examples from the Web for hero-worship

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of hero-worship

Carlyle, in the theory of hero-worship, has made capital use of Boswell.
James Boswell
William Keith Leask
The latter was closely bound up with polytheism and hero-worship.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
Every extravagance of hagiology can be found in hero-worship.
Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens
G. K. Chesterton
Blessed, thrice blessed, is it to find that hero-worship is not yet passed away!
Daily Thoughts
Charles Kingsley
The most famous course, on Hero-Worship, was delivered in May, 1840.
Victorian Worthies
George Henry Blore

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 Formshero-worshipper, noun

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