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worship
[ wur-ship ]
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)
verb (used without object)
- to render religious reverence and homage, as to a deity.
- to attend services of divine worship.
- to feel an adoring reverence or regard.
worship
1/ ˈwɜːʃɪp /
verb
- 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
- obsolete.tr to honour
noun
- religious adoration or devotion
- the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc
- admiring love or devotion
- archaic.dignity or standing
Worship
2/ ˈwɜːʃɪp /
noun
- preceded byYour, 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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Derived Forms
- ˈworshipper, noun
- ˈworshipable, adjective
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Other Words From
- wor·ship·er wor·ship·per noun
- wor·ship·ing·ly adverb
- mis·wor·ship verb misworshiped misworshiping or misworshipped misworshipping
- pre·wor·ship noun verb preworshiped preworshiping or preworshipped preworshipping
- self-wor·ship noun
- self-wor·ship·er self-wor·ship·per noun
- self-wor·ship·ing self-wor·ship·ping adjective
- un·wor·shiped un·wor·shipped adjective
- un·wor·ship·ing un·wor·ship·ping adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of worship1
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Example Sentences
Some people worship money, some people worship power, and lots of people worship themselves.
Are we actually taking into account what some people worship?
His constant worship of his wife stands in stark contrast to scandals of the domestic nature in other sports.
A long-running argument exists over whether Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
The worship of some of these deities appears to have included orgiastic rituals: music, wine, sex.
Her exquisite, frail beauty held a strength that mocked the worship in his eyes and voice.
To swear by his name is not to do sacrifice; and is therefore to perform another part of his worship.
In addition to the great chief temple, there were many smaller places of worship, with bell and tablet houses.
Perhaps he is a little conscious of his charm; if so, it is hardly his fault, for hero-worship has been his lot from boyhood.
It is a part of religious worship, and claims that solemnity of mind that is due to every religious service.
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