worship

[wur-ship]

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noun

reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.

formal or ceremonious rendering of such honor and homage: They attended worship this morning.

adoring reverence or regard: excessive worship of business success.

the object of adoring reverence or regard.

(initial capital letter) British. a title of honor used in addressing or mentioning certain magistrates and others of high rank or station (usually preceded by Your, His, or Her).

verb (used with object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage to.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard for (any person or thing).

verb (used without object), wor·shiped, wor·ship·ing or (especially British) wor·shipped, wor·ship·ping.

to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.

to attend services of divine worship.

to feel an adoring reverence or regard.

Origin of worship

before 900; (noun) Middle English wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of weorthscipe; see worth¹, -ship; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Related formswor·ship·er, nounwor·ship·ing·ly, adverbmis·wor·ship, verb, mis·wor·shiped, mis·wor·ship·ing or (especially British) mis·wor·shipped, mis·wor·ship·ping.pre·wor·ship, noun, verb, pre·wor·shiped, pre·wor·ship·ing or (especially British) pre·wor·shipped, pre·wor·ship·ping.self-wor·ship, nounself-wor·ship·er, nounself-wor·ship·ing, adjectiveself-wor·ship·ping, adjectiveun·wor·shiped, adjectiveun·wor·ship·ing, adjectiveun·wor·shipped, adjectiveun·wor·ship·ping, adjective

Synonyms for worship

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3. honor, homage, adoration, idolatry. 7. honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.

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Related Words for worshiper

devotee, churchgoer, votary, disciple, adorer

Examples from the Web for worshiper

Contemporary Examples of worshiper

Lost co-creator and Harry Potter worshiper Damon Lindelof expected to love Deathly Hallows.
Oh No, 'Harry' Bored Me!
Damon Lindelof
November 19, 2010
Lost co-creator and Harry Potter worshiper, Damon Lindelof, expected to love Deathly Hallows.
Oh No, 'Harry' Bored Me!
Damon Lindelof
November 19, 2010

Historical Examples of worshiper

He was a worshiper of language for its own sake and cast a vote accordingly.
In a Little Town
Rupert Hughes
The Egyptian beholder and worshiper was not to be attracted and charmed, but overwhelmed.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy
But neither of them know, as does their worshiper and lover, what lies on the other side of the moon.
Visions and Revisions
John Cowper Powys
It enables every one who comes into the church to be a worshiper.
The Worship of the Church
Jacob A. Regester
The Church bell then rings, and ere it stops every worshiper is seated.
The Story of John G. Paton
James Paton

British Dictionary definitions for worshiper

worship

verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped or US -ships, -shiping or -shiped

(tr) to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine)

(tr) to be devoted to and full of admiration for

(intr) to have or express feelings of profound adoration

(intr) to attend services for worship

(tr) obsolete to honour

noun

religious adoration or devotion

the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc

admiring love or devotion

archaic dignity or standing

Derived Formsworshipable, adjectiveworshipper, noun

Word Origin for worship

Old English weorthscipe, from worth 1 + -ship

Worship

noun

mainly British (preceded by Your, His, or Her) a title used to address or refer to a mayor, magistrate, or a person of similar high rank

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Word Origin and History for worshiper

worship

Old English worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (West Saxon) "condition of being worthy, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" (see worth) + -scipe (see -ship). Sense of "reverence paid to a supernatural or divine being" is first recorded c.1300. The original sense is preserved in the title worshipful (c.1300).

worship

c.1200, from worship (n.). Related: Worshipped; worshipping.