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Hero worship

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hero worship

–noun
1. a profound reverence for great people or their memory.
2. extravagant or excessive admiration for a personal hero.

Origin:
1765–75

he⋅ro-wor⋅ship

[heer-oh-wur-ship]
–verb (used with object), -shiped, -ship⋅ing or (especially British) -shipped, -ship⋅ping.
to feel or express hero worship for.

Origin:
1880–85


he⋅ro-wor⋅ship⋅er, noun
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hero worship  
n.  Intense or excessive admiration for a hero or a person regarded as a hero.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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