worship
noun
reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
worshiped
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past participleof worship.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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I love the game too much and, if I am being candid, my team has usually been better than the one everyone around me worshiped, which does wonders for a boy’s sense of belonging.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Younger players may have worshiped Williams, but many of them were hitting back just as hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
In it, a government scientist discovers that a scaly creature worshiped by island villagers as a sea god has grown to a monstrosity that dwarfs tall buildings.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2026
In Fiji, we worshiped with native islanders and ethnic Indians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The terrifying incomprehensibilities which were worshiped elsewhere, and the fear some spirits with which earth, air and sea swarmed, were banned from Greece.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
