worship
noun
reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
were worshipping
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past progressiveof worship.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In the 2020 poll, conducted as many bishops temporarily waived the obligation for weekly Mass attendance, just 5% were worshipping in person at least weekly.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
People were worshipping idols and unaware of science in 900BC, with Steven believing this is how the seemingly gravity-defying machine appeared.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2021
They really were after people who they thought were worshipping at the feet of the Dark Lord.”
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2014
Shi'ite leaders claim that the 16 men who died in the raid were worshipping peacefully in what turned out to be a mosque.
From Time Magazine Archive
One night in the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, while my congregation were worshipping there, at the time we were rebuilding one of our churches, there occurred a wild panic.
From T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage
