worship

[ wur-ship ]

/ ˈwɜr ʃɪp /

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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.

OTHER WORDS FOR worship

3 honor, homage, adoration, idolatry.

7 honor, venerate, revere, adore, glorify, idolize, adulate.

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Origin of worship

First recorded before 900; Middle English noun wors(c)hipe, worthssipe, Old English worthscipe, variant of weorthscipe; Middle English verb derivative of the noun; see origin at worth¹, -ship

OTHER WORDS FROM worship

wor·ship·er; especially British, wor·ship·per, 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; especially British, self-wor·ship·per, nounself-wor·ship·ing; especially British, self-wor·ship·ping, adjectiveun·wor·shiped; especially British, un·wor·shipped, adjectiveun·wor·ship·ing; especially British, un·wor·ship·ping, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021

How to use worship in a sentence

It means, essentially, all indoor restaurants, gyms, places of worship and more must either move operations outside or close by Saturday.
Morning Report: Purple Haze|Voice of San Diego|November 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Certain venues — places of worship, full-service restaurants and gyms — disproportionately contributed to infections.
These venues are high-risk areas for spreading the coronavirus, model suggests|Ben Guarino, Joel Achenbach|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
They collected the movements of people between their neighborhoods and points of interest like gyms, grocery stores, restaurants, or places of worship.
Restaurants are covid hot spots. Cutting the number of diners could help a lot.|Charlotte Jee|November 10, 2020|MIT Technology Review
The Catholic diocese of Brooklyn filed a lawsuit, as did Jewish congregations in the locked-down areas, because the restrictions limited attendance at places of worship.
New York’s block-by-block lockdowns are curbing covid-19. But residents aren’t pleased.|Ben Guarino|November 8, 2020|Washington Post

Most have referenced the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints house of worship that rises, Emerald City-like, in the background.
From ‘Surrender Dorothy’ to ‘Surrender Donald’: The Beltway bridge has a new message|John Kelly|November 5, 2020|Washington Post
While many Hawaiians still secretly worshipped the old gods, kapu was dead as a public pillar of the social structure.
How Haoles Destroyed Hawaii|Wendy Smith|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a child, he worshipped leaders like Malcolm X and remembers having imagining Africa as a mythical place.
Death Metal Angola: Heavy Metal in War-Torn Africa|Nina Strochlic|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Part Grim Reaper, part angel, this deathly saint had few followers, and they mostly worshipped in private.
America’s Fastest Growing Death Holiday Is From Mexico|Michael Schulson|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She then expressed her annoyance that the leader of the Oklahoma mosque where Nolan had worshipped refused to appear on her show.
Megyn Kelly’s Really Scary Muslim|Dean Obeidallah|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nancy Kerrigan was practically worshipped by the media for her miraculous recovery and flawless routines.
ESPN’s ‘The Price of Gold’ Revisits the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan Scandal|Amy Zimmerman|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Chumley worshipped money, anyway, and this was a worshippers rightful attitude.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
They worshipped her as if she was a being of another world, devoured her; all the treasures of life were centred in her.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Vesta was, of course, worshipped at the hearth by the women, who most often used it in the preparation of the domestic meals.
The Religion of Ancient Rome|Cyril Bailey
He is not worshipped in any temple, having lost this prerogative on account of his ambitious desire to find out the Supreme Being.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
The ceremonies of all places have some resemblance and some difference; but God is worshipped throughout the earth.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for worship (1 of 2)

worship

/ (ˈwɜːʃɪp) /

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 forms of worship

worshipable, adjectiveworshipper, noun

Word Origin for worship

Old English weorthscipe, from worth 1 + -ship

British Dictionary definitions for worship (2 of 2)

Worship

/ (ˈwɜːʃɪp) /

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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