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 worshipped

canonize, idolize, admire, venerate, adore, chant, sing, revere, celebrate, love, reverence, magnify, sanctify, deify, laud, exalt, adulate, esteem, praise, respect

Examples from the Web for worshipped

Contemporary Examples of worshipped

As a child, he worshipped leaders like Malcolm X and remembers having imagining Africa as a mythical place.
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Nina Strochlic
November 21, 2014
She then expressed her annoyance that the leader of the Oklahoma mosque where Nolan had worshipped refused to appear on her show.
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Dean Obeidallah
October 5, 2014
For almost 40 years Father Alec Reid lived and worshipped at the Clonard Monastery off the Falls Road in West Belfast.
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The Telegraph
November 24, 2013
From the earliest days of Christianity, Christians have lived and worshipped in Syria.
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Jamie Dettmer
November 19, 2013
But perhaps what Indian women really want is not to be worshipped, but merely to be treated the same as other human beings.
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Dilip D’Souza
December 22, 2012

Historical Examples of worshipped

The Graces were often worshipped in the same temple with the Muses.
Philothea
Lydia Maria Child
In those days, the Jews, like all other people, worshipped many gods.
Ancient Man
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Yet for many years he had taken the risk, and worshipped on as his fathers did before him.
Fair Margaret
H. Rider Haggard
The beautiful creature he worshipped was either lost or dead; Sing had said so.
The Monster Men
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Next to the market is the place where the gods of the city were worshipped.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae
Jennie Hall

British Dictionary definitions for worshipped

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 worshipped

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.