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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In crafting the final season, which finds Homelander demanding to be worshiped as God, the writers drew inspiration from the actions of current and former fascist leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
But she was worshiped for being the Iron Lady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 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
Is it the genre’s front-row seat on the turbulent, provocative, culture-shifting lives of artists we’ve worshiped from afar?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
They worshiped in Christian churches, in ceremonies that honored African gods.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
